convent
英 ['kɒnv(ə)nt]
美 ['kɑnvɛnt]
助记提示
1. from Latin conventus "assembly," used in Medieval Latin for "religious house, religious community". Not exclusively feminine until 18c.
双语例句
- 1. I've tried to pass off my accent as a convent school accent.
- 我努力将口音装成女修会学校的口音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day.
- 她上的是教会学校,每天都去做弥撒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She entered a convent at the age of 16.
- 她十六岁时进了修道院.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Living in the convent narrowed her views.
- 修道院生活使她的视野变窄.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. She died in misery in a convent.
- 她悲惨地在修道院死去.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》