abbey

/ab-ee/US // ˈæb i //UK // (ˈæbɪ) //

大修道院,修道院,隐修院,僧侣

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural ab·beys.
- : a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.
- : the group of buildings comprising such a monastery or convent.
- : the church of an abbey.

nounbuilding that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church

Synonyms

The queen is sending Marie—an ungainly girl with large bones, and an illegitimate Plantagenet child to boot—to a far-off and troubled abbey, where Marie will become prioress.
They display art and artifacts long in storage, set in a modern museum high above the Abbey nave.
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Cecilia says they were all talking of it at Maundrell Abbey, where of course it is a peculiarly interesting topic.
Musical festival in Westminster abbey, in commemoration of the birthday of Handel.
Thereupon the Prince went to Westminster Abbey and conferred knighthood upon his companions.
The abbey gate still stands as a massive archway at one end of the river bridge.
The dale gradually opens into a beautiful valley and here the old abbey is charmingly situated on the banks of the river.