monastery

/ˈmɒnəstri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːnəsteri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē/ (ame, mw)

monastery — noun

  • monasterysingular
  • monasteriesplural

1. a place where monks (men who have promised their lives to religion) live togethe

1.名詞B2
釋義

a place where monks (men who have promised their lives to religion) live together, pray, and follow strict daily rules.

例句

Eli spent three weeks at a Buddhist monastery in northern Thailand to learn meditation.

at a [religion] monastery in [place]

The old stone monastery near the village had stood quietly on the hilltop for nine hundred years.

descriptive noun phrase: old stone monastery

同義詞
  • abbey

    a monastery (or convent) led by an abbot or abbess; often larger and historically important.

  • priory

    a smaller religious house, usually under the authority of an abbey.

  • cloister

    literary or formal; emphasizes the secluded, enclosed nature of religious life.

文法句型

at/in the monastery

the monastery of [place]

用法筆記

Refers specifically to a community house for male religious members (monks); the equivalent house for women is a 'convent' or 'nunnery'. Often used with 'at' for activity inside ('she stayed at the monastery') and 'in' for location ('a monastery in the mountains').

常見錯誤

❌She joined a monastery to become a nun.
✅She joined a convent to become a nun.
💡a monastery houses monks (men), not nuns.