"covent" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 修道院

Definition

修道院是僧侶或修女共同生活、祈禱並通常一起工作的場所，類似修道院或女修道院。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Covent” 在現代英文中非常少見或已過時，通常使用“convent”（女修道院）或“monastery”（男修道院）。有時出現在歷史文本或地名，如“Covent Garden”。

Examples

The old covent was built on the hill.

那座老**修道院**建在山上。

Sisters lived together in the covent for many years.

修女們在**修道院**裡一起生活了許多年。

The covent had beautiful gardens.

**修道院**有美麗的花園。

Many locals visit the covent to enjoy its peace and quiet.

許多當地人會去**修道院**享受寧靜祥和的氛圍。

He found old manuscripts in the library of the covent.

他在**修道院**的圖書館發現了古老手稿。

The name 'Covent Garden' comes from an old covent once located there.

‘Covent Garden’這個名字來自曾經在那裡的**修道院**。