convent
convent — 名詞
1. a place where nuns live together as part of a religious community
女修道院
供修女共同生活的修院
a place where nuns live together as part of a religious community
After the storm, lights still glowed in the old convent on the hill.
暴風雨過後，山丘上的那座老女修道院裡仍亮著燈。
pattern: in the old convent
Bao left flowers at the convent gate before visiting his aunt.
Bao 在探望姑媽前，先把花放在女修道院門口。
collocation: convent gate
Tourists walked quietly through the convent garden during the afternoon break.
遊客在下午休息時間安靜地走過女修道院花園。
A small museum inside the convent tells the town's religious history.
女修道院裡的一座小博物館講述這座城鎮的宗教歷史。
Selim rented a room beside the convent while restoring the church roof.
Selim 在修復教堂屋頂期間，租了女修道院旁邊的一個房間。
- nunnery
a close synonym that directly names a place for nuns
- monastery
a broader term for a religious house, often used for monks rather than nuns
- religious house
a formal general term for a building where members of a religious order live
文法句型
in a convent
enter a convent
用法筆記
Usually refers to the building where nuns live, though in context it can also suggest the resident community. Do not use it for a male religious house; that is more often called a monastery or abbey.