| 释义 |
abbey /'sedi; 'aebi/ n (pl -beys) 1 building(s) in which men (monks) or women (nuns) live as a community in the service of God. 修道院(修士或修女修道之所)。 2 the whole number of monks or nuns in an ~. 修道院中全体修士或修女。 3 church or house which was once an ~ or part of an ~. (为曾修道院或修道院之一部份的)大教堂或大宅第。 the A~, often used of Westminster A~, London. (常用以指)伦敦西敏寺。 |