| 釋義 |
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 ~. 修道院中全體修士或修女。 3 church or house which was once an ~ or part of an ~. (為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)倫敦西敏寺。 |