abbey
英 ['æbɪ]
美['æbi]
- n. 大修道院,大寺院;修道院中全体修士或修女
- n. (Abbey)人名;(法)阿贝;(英)阿比(教名Abigail的昵称)
词态变化
复数: abbeys;
中文词源
来自希腊语 abbas,来自亚拉姆语 abba(阿爸、神父),很显然这是一个拟声词,由于修道院是为天主教培训神父的学院,所以该词发展为表示“修道院”。同源词:abba(阿爸、神父)、abbot(男修道院院长)、 abbess(女修道院院长)。
英英释意
- 1. a church associated with a monastery or convent
- 2. a convent ruled by an abbess
- 3. a monastery ruled by an abbot
英文词源
- abbey (n.)
- mid-13c., "convent headed by an abbot or abbess," from Anglo-French abbeie, Old French abaïe, from Late Latin abbatia, from abbas (genitive abbatis); see abbot.
考试真题
- McCartney found that EMI's (百代唱片) contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- Visit the city with over 2, 000 years of history and bath abbey, the royal crescent and the costume museum, stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5, 000 years.
2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
实用场景例句
- Westminster Abbey
- 威斯敏斯特教堂(亦译西敏寺)
牛津词典
- a ruined abbey
- 破败不堪的教堂
牛津词典
- We proceed to Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and The Houses of Parliament.
- 接著前往特拉法加广场西敏寺 、 白金汉宫及国会大厦参观.
期刊摘选
- Fraulein , were you this much trouble at abbey?
- 小姐, 在修道院你也那么不安分 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- This kind of analysis could help us understand the internal unity of Tintern, Abbey.
- 这样的分析,可以使我们更好的理解《丁登寺》一诗的内在统一性.
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- Every abbey and great man's house had its fish pond.
- 所有寺院和显贵者的住宅都有自己的鱼塘.
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- Tennyson was buried in Westminster Abbey.
- 但尼生下葬在西敏寺.
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- The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
- 王子是在威斯敏斯特教堂.
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- Northshire Abbey is beseiged with rebels.
- 北郡修道院被叛军围攻.
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- The spires of Westminster Abbey cut dramatic shapes into a blushing twilight sky.
- 威斯敏斯特修道院的尖顶在暮色黄昏中留下了迷人的轮廓.
期刊摘选
- Beyond the fountain, hunkering atop a broad ex ? pane of steps, was the abbey itself.
- 过去喷泉, 高踞 在一段宽宽的台阶上面的, 就是修道院.
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- Two more ( Northanger Abbey and Persuasion ) were published posthumously the following year.
- 另外两部 ( 《洛山吉尔寺院》和《规劝》 ) 是在她死后的次年出版的.
期刊摘选
- You are acquainted with Westminster Abbey, Mrs. Jarley?
- 你熟悉威斯明斯特寺院吧, 乍莱太太?
辞典例句
- This's the famous Westminster Abbey.
- 这 就是 著名的威斯敏斯特大教堂.
《简明英汉词典》
- We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.
- 我们计划去访问该修道院的珍贵的历史遗址.
《简明英汉词典》
- Let us return to what was and ever should be the office of this abbey.
- 让我们回到曾经是并且永远应该是的这座修道院的职责.
电影对白
- The coronation of William the Conqueror of England, took place at Westminster Abbey.
- 在威斯敏斯特教堂, 举行英王威廉一世(征服者)加冕典礼.
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- The abbey is now a ruin.
- 那座修道院现已成废墟.
《简明英汉词典》
- Something you learned at the abbey?
- 在修道院学的 吗 ?
疯狂英语突破英语语调
- Look , everybody, have you noticed the House of Parliament behind us and Westminster Abbey?
- 大家瞧, 你们注意到我们身后的议会大厦和威斯敏斯特大教堂了 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- The cloister linked the most important elements of an abbey together.
- 大修道院以回廊把最主要的建筑连接在一起.
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- Then he came to a white abbey.
- 这时他来到有一道白墙的修道院.
《简明英汉词典》
- Westminster Abbey ( 1065 ): Church in London. It was originally a Benedictine monastery.
- 西敏寺 ( 1065 ): 位于伦敦的教堂, 原为本笃会修道院.
期刊摘选
- Tourists often try to recreate the shot from the Abbey Road album cover.
- 游客们经常想再现《艾比路》专辑封面照片的样子.
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- the site of a sixteenth century abbey
- 一座十六世纪的修道院的旧址
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
- 我们曾想参观威斯敏斯特教堂,但排起的长队使我们打消了这个念头。
柯林斯例句
- The monks of Ettal keep the abbey in good repair.
- 埃塔尔的修道士把修道院维护得很好。
柯林斯例句
- Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.
- 伊丽莎白于1953年6月2日在威斯敏斯特大教堂加冕。
柯林斯例句
- The abbey was in ruins.
- 这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。
柯林斯例句
- The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction the size of Westminster Abbey.
- 这座英式亭阁是令人赞叹的钢和玻璃建筑,大小和威斯敏斯特教堂相当。
柯林斯例句