monastery

Definitions

From Greek monasterion, 'a place to live alone,' built on monos (alone). It started as the dwelling of a solitary hermit and came to mean the shared house of a monastic community — the place where monks live.

Common Collocations

• 1.Buddhist monastery佛教修道院
• 2.ancient monastery古老修道院
• 3.mountain monastery山间修道院
• 4.enter a monastery进入修道院

Example Sentences

• 1.

  They visited an ancient monastery perched high in the mountains.

• 2.

  The monastery has housed monks for over a thousand years.

• 3.

  Visitors must stay silent inside the monastery walls.