refectory
🇬🇧 UK/ri'fektәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A communal dining hall, especially in a monastery, college, or similar institution
(修道院、学院等的)餐厅,食堂
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.college refectory学院食堂
- 2.monastery refectory修道院餐厅
- 3.refectory table长餐桌
- 4.refectory hall餐厅大厅
Example Sentences
- 1.
The monks gathered in the refectory for their evening meal in silence.
- 2.
The university's medieval refectory has been restored and is open to students.
- 3.
Students lined up outside the refectory, trays in hand, waiting for lunch.