cloister
UK/'klɒistә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A covered walkway around a courtyard in a monastery or convent.
（修道院的）回廊。
n.
A monastery or convent; secluded religious life.
修道院；与世隔绝的修行生活。
v.
To shut someone away from the outside world.
使隐居，使与世隔绝。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin claustrum, 'a closed-off place,' from claudere (shut). A cloister is the enclosed heart of a monastery — a place sealed off from the world. The verb 'to cloister' keeps that meaning: to shut someone away from ordinary life.
Root clud still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.cloistered life隐居生活
- 2.monastery cloister修道院回廊
Example Sentences
- 1.
The monks walked slowly along the cloister.
- 2.
She cloistered herself away to finish the novel.