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单词 cloistering
释义

cloister /kloiˈstər/

noun
  1. A covered arcade forming part of a monastic or collegiate establishment
  2. A place of religious retirement, a monastery or nunnery
  3. An enclosed place
  4. Monastic life
transitive verb
  1. To confine in a cloister
  2. To confine within walls
ORIGIN: OFr cloistre (OE clauster), from L claustrum, from claudere, clausum to shut

cloisˈtered adjective

  1. Dwelling in or enclosed by cloisters
  2. Sheltered from reality and the full experience of life

cloisˈterer noun

A person belonging to a cloister

cloisˈtral adjective

  1. Claustral, relating or confined to a cloister
  2. Secluded

cloisˈtress noun (Shakespeare)

A nun

cloisˈter-garth noun

The court or yard enclosed by a cloister

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