monastery
🇬🇧 UK/'mɒnəst(ə)rɪ/🇺🇸 US/'mɒnәstәri/
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Definitions
n.
A building or community where monks or others live under religious vows
修道院
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.Buddhist monastery佛教修道院
- 2.ancient monastery古老修道院
- 3.mountain monastery山顶修道院
Example Sentences
- 1.
The ancient monastery sits atop a remote mountain.
- 2.
Monks lived and prayed in the [monastery] for many centuries.
- 3.
The ancient [monastery] was built on top of a mountain.