abbey

/ˈæbi/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈæbi] /ˈæbi/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈæbi] /ˈa-bē/ (ame, mw)

abbey — noun

  • abbeysingular
  • abbeysplural

1. a large Christian place where a community of monks or nuns has its home, usually

1.名詞B2
釋義

a large Christian place where a community of monks or nuns has its home, usually with a church and related buildings

例句

Eri spent the summer helping visitors at the old abbey.

at the abbey for a historic place

Before sunrise, Karim heard bells ringing across the abbey grounds.

abbey grounds for the whole site

同義詞
  • monastery

    the broadest term for a place where monks live together

  • convent

    usually refers to a similar community of nuns

  • priory

    often names a smaller religious house led by a prior or prioress

文法句型

an abbey

the abbey

at the abbey

用法筆記

Often used for the whole monastic site. In travel or history writing, it can also refer mainly to the old church building after the religious community has gone.

常見錯誤

❌St. Paul's Cathedral is an abbey.
✅St. Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral.
💡an abbey is specifically tied to a monastery or convent.
❌We visited the abbey where the village pastor lives.
✅We visited the abbey where monks once lived.
💡an abbey belongs to a monastic community, not an ordinary parish church.