abbeys

英 [ˈæbiz] 美 [ˈæbiz]

n.  (大)隐修院; (曾为大隐修院的)大教堂
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柯林斯词典

  1. (大)修道院
    An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.

    双语例句

    1. The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English
      这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。
    2. She has previously said a stately home of Downton Abbeys size would, in the early 20th century when the programme is set, have had up to 60 domestic staff.
      她之前还说过,电视剧设定场景是20世纪初期,那时像唐顿庄园一样大的名门望族至少要有60名佣人。
    3. I always heard that most of the abbeys had been destroyed.
      我总是听说很多寺庙已经被破坏了。
    4. The old man made a will yesterday. the hoary ruins of English abbeys
      那老人昨天立了遗嘱。古老的英国寺院的遗迹
    5. The fourth part sums up the marital change of churches and abbeys in some European countries.
      在第四部分简略地总结了欧洲各国的婚姻改革情况和修道院的一些变化。