convent /'konvant US: -vent;, kanvent/ n 1 society of women (called 稱作 nuns) living apart from others in the service of God. (與塵世隔絕以侍奉上帝的)女修道會(huì); 修女會(huì) o → monastery. ~ (school) n one run by nuns. 修女會(huì)所辦的學(xué)校。 2 building(s) in which nuns live and work: 女修道院： enter a ~, become a nun. 當(dāng)修女。