abbey

英 [ˈæbi]

美 [ˈæbi]

n.  (大)隐修院; (曾为大隐修院的)大教堂

复数：abbeys　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3572 / COCA.17783

同义词辨析

monasteryabbeyconventnunnery【导航词义：修道院，寺院】

牛津词典

noun

• （大）隐修院；（曾为大隐修院的）大教堂
  a large church together with a group of buildings in which monks or nuns live or lived in the past
  1. Westminster Abbey
     威斯敏斯特教堂（亦译西敏寺）
  2. a ruined abbey
     破败不堪的教堂

柯林斯词典

• （大）修道院
  Anabbeyis a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.

英英释义

noun

• a monastery ruled by an abbot
• a convent ruled by an abbess
• a church associated with a monastery or convent

双语例句

• We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
  我们曾想参观威斯敏斯特教堂，但排起的长队使我们打消了这个念头。
• The abbey was amply provisioned.
  寺院中食物应有尽有。
• A deep hush pervaded the Abbey.
  深沉的寂静遍布了整个大教堂。
• In this image, the photographer combined two famous London features: a London taxicab and Westminster Abbey.
  在这个图像，摄影师组合两个伦敦著名的容貌：伦敦出租车和威斯敏斯特教堂。
• 1603 The funeral of Queen Elizabeth I took place at Westminster Abbey.
  在伦敦威斯敏斯特大教堂举行伊丽莎白一世女王葬礼。
• This's the famous Westminster Abbey.
  这就是著名的威斯敏斯特大教堂。
• Jane Austen makes fun of the romantics in Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility ( 1797-8).
  简奥斯丁在诺桑觉寺和理智与情感两本书中调侃了浪漫主义者。
• The Archbishop began his address, thanking the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for inviting him to the Abbey.
  大主教在开始演讲之前，首先感谢威斯敏斯特大教堂的主教和全体教士邀请他来到这里。
• She said she missed her life at the abbey too much.
  她说她太想念修道院的生活了，她必须离开我们。
• In1191, monks claimed to have discovered the remains of Arthur and Guinevere at Glastonbury abbey.
  1191年，修道士们声称在格拉斯顿堡大修道院发现了亚瑟王和格温娜维尔的遗骸。