abbey

英 [ˈæbi]

美 [ˈæbi]

n.  (大)隐修院; (曾为大隐修院的)大教堂

复数：abbeys　

TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3572 / COCA.17783

同义词辨析

monasteryabbeyconventnunnery【导航词义：修道院，寺院】

牛津词典

noun

• （大）隐修院；（曾为大隐修院的）大教堂
  a large church together with a group of buildings in which monks or nuns live or lived in the past
  1. Westminster Abbey
     威斯敏斯特教堂（亦译西敏寺）
  2. a ruined abbey
     破败不堪的教堂

柯林斯词典

• （大）修道院
  Anabbeyis a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.

英英释义

noun

• a monastery ruled by an abbot
• a convent ruled by an abbess
• a church associated with a monastery or convent

双语例句

• The king walked into the abbey to be crowned.
  国王走进大教堂去加冕。
• We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
  我们曾想参观威斯敏斯特教堂，但排起的长队使我们打消了这个念头。
• Why did you run away to the abbey?
  为什么你逃到了修道院？
• 1603 The funeral of Queen Elizabeth I took place at Westminster Abbey.
  在伦敦威斯敏斯特大教堂举行伊丽莎白一世女王葬礼。
• Before you lecture me, Mr Abbey, I suggest you set your house in order.
  阿比先生，在你教训我之前，我建议你先把自己的事管好。
• In this image, the photographer combined two famous London features: a London taxicab and Westminster Abbey.
  在这个图像，摄影师组合两个伦敦著名的容貌：伦敦出租车和威斯敏斯特教堂。
• Tourists like to visit historic monuments such as Stonehenge and Westminster abbey.
  旅游者喜欢参观巨石阵和威斯敏斯特大教堂之类的历史古迹。
• The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction the size of Westminster Abbey.
  这座英式亭阁是令人赞叹的钢和玻璃建筑，大小和威斯敏斯特教堂相当。
• The Archbishop began his address, thanking the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for inviting him to the Abbey.
  大主教在开始演讲之前，首先感谢威斯敏斯特大教堂的主教和全体教士邀请他来到这里。
• For the wedding, television cameras entered Westminster Abbey for the first time.
  为拍摄婚礼，电视摄像机首次被搬进了威斯敏斯特教堂。