英语词汇“nunnery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	nunnery
释义	Trends of nunnery View usage for: nunnery (nʌnəri) Word forms: plural nunneries countable noun A nunnery is a group of buildings in which a community of nuns live together. [old-fashioned] Synonyms: convent, house, abbey, monastery More Synonyms of nunnery nunnery in British English (ˈnʌnərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -neries the convent or religious house of a community of nuns nunnery in American English (ˈnʌnəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈnunneries Obsolete convent SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcloister Word origin ME nonnerie: see nun1 & -ery Examples of 'nunnery' in a sentence nunnery And I certainly couldn't ask her: she was as likely to tell me the truth as she was to enter a nunnery. Kallen, Lucille C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (2003) The two-story complex that surrounded the courtyard had been a nunnery for over 140 years. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2003) There'll be a building at the nunnery named after Morty, oh, yes, oh, yes. William Lashner FATAL FLAW (2003) Quotations Get thee to a nunneryWilliam ShakespeareHamlet (noun) in the sense of convent Definition a convent In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him. Synonyms convent She entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 21. house abbey a memorial service at Westminster Abbey monastery He spent a year in a Buddhist monastery. cloister Quotation Get thee to a nunnery [William Shakespeare – Hamlet] Additional synonyms in the sense of abbey Definition a building inhabited by monks or nuns a memorial service at Westminster Abbey Synonyms monastery, convent, priory, cloister, nunnery, friary in the sense of monastery Definition the building or group of buildings where a community of monks lives He spent a year in a Buddhist monastery. Synonyms abbey, house, convent, priory, cloister, religious community, nunnery, friary Nearby words of nunnery numinous nun nuncio nunnery nuptial nuptials nurse Synonyms of 'nunnery' nunnery Explore 'nunnery' in the dictionary
随便看	to be caught between a rock and a hard place to be caught napping to be caught short taken short to be caught up in sth to be cautious about doing sth to be centred in london/rome to be certain of to be certain that ... to be characteristic of sb/sth to be charged with assault to be choked with sth to be civil (to sb) to beckon (to sb) to be clear about sth to be clustered around sth to become/be accustomed to sth to become conscious of/that (to become) disillusioned (with sth to become effective to become infected to become inflamed to be/come off (the) air to become public to become sb's second home to become unbearable

　

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