cloister

[US]/'klɒɪstə/
[UK]/'klɔɪstɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (學院、修道院、教堂等建築的)走廊,隱居
vt. 隱退,與世隔絕
Word Forms
第三人稱單數cloisters
複數cloisters
過去式cloistered
現在分詞cloistering
過去分詞cloistered

Example Sentences

the cloister is of late twelfth century design.

教堂迴廊是12世紀晚期的設計。

a cloister is all that remains of the monastery.

原來的修道院只剩下了一個迴廊。

a cloistered walkway bordered the courtyard.

庭院旁邊是一條帶回廊的走道。

She cloistered herself in the office.

她呆在辦公室裏好像與世隔絕一樣。

he was inclined more to the cloister than the sword.

比起持劍征戰,他更願意過修道院生活。

the monastery was where the Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate.

修道院就是修士們把自己禁閉起來靜思的場所。

Nash did not live a cloistered existence nor was he spared the shocks that flesh is heir to.

納什並非過着與世隔絕的生活,他同樣也不能逃脫人生難免的種種打擊。

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