wat
wat — 名詞
- watsingular
- watsplural
1. a religious building or group of buildings in Thailand and other countries of So
佛寺
東南亞（尤指泰國）的佛教寺院
a religious building or group of buildings in Thailand and other countries of Southeast Asia, where Buddhist monks live, study, and perform ceremonies, typically including a main prayer hall, living quarters, and a bell tower
The old wat in Chiang Mai has a large Buddha statue for tourists to see.
清邁那座古老的佛寺裡有一尊巨大的金色佛像，許多觀光客都會專程前往參觀。
Mira took photos of the colorful wall paintings inside the wat near her hotel.
Mira 拍下了飯店附近那座佛寺內色彩繽紛的壁畫。
wat + location phrase
Rodrigo watched monks in orange robes leave the wat each morning to collect food.
Rodrigo 每天早晨都會看著穿著橙色僧袍的僧人走出佛寺去化緣。
The wat was built two hundred years ago, with walls decorated in gold leaf.
這座佛寺建於兩百多年前，牆上裝飾著金箔。
People gathered at the wat to light candles and offer flowers during the festival.
人們聚集在佛寺點蠟燭、獻花，一同慶祝節日。
- temple
general term for any religious building used for worship; a wat is a specific type of Buddhist temple
- monastery
focuses on the community of monks who live together; a wat includes monastery buildings as well as a prayer hall
- pagoda
a multi-tiered tower or stupa often found on the grounds of a wat, but not the whole complex
用法筆記
Often capitalized as part of a proper name (e.g., Wat Pho, Wat Arun). As a common noun referring to the type of building, it is written in lowercase.