cloister
UK/'klɒistә/US
GREC2
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁语 claustrum(关起来的地方),来自 claudere(关)。cloister 是修道院封闭的核心——一处与世隔绝、封起来的地方。动词 cloister 保留这层意思:把某人关起来,远离俗世。
词根 clud 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.cloistered life隐居生活
- 2.monastery cloister修道院回廊
例句
- 1.
The monks walked slowly along the cloister.
修士们沿着回廊缓步而行。
- 2.
She cloistered herself away to finish the novel.
她把自己关起来以完成这部小说。