单词 | monastery |
释义 | monastery (mɒnəstri , US -teri ) Word forms: monasteries countable noun A monastery is a building or collection of buildings in which monks live. It is the only building in the original monastery that remains intact. Synonyms: abbey, house, convent, priory Collocations: enter a monastery One day he decided that he would enter a monastery, but not just any monastery, a 'real' monastery. Times, Sunday Times But after his conversion in 386, he resolved to leave secular life and enter a monastery, and he returned home intending to build one. Christianity Today She never married, nor did she enter a monastery in her youth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's her pendant that she dropped while trying to enter the monastery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was able to resolve the conflicts between the families and, at the age of 36, was allowed to enter the monastery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 修道院 Japanese: 修道院 |
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