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convent

UK //ˈkɒn.vənt//US //ˈkɑːn.vənt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'conventus',意为'集会'或'聚集',后经古法语 'covent' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指天主教或基督教中修女居住和进行宗教活动的建筑或场所,通常包括教堂、宿舍和花园等设施。

“She decided to join the convent and become a nun.”

(她决定加入修道院成为一名修女。)

“The old convent has been turned into a museum.”

(这座古老的修道院已被改造成博物馆。)

同义词:monastery, abbey, cloister, nunnery, religious house

常见短语

enter a convent — 指女性决定成为修女并加入修道院生活,通常带有宗教奉献的含义。

“After her husband died, she decided to enter a convent.”

(丈夫去世后,她决定进入修道院。)