cloister
gb/klˈɔɪstɚ/ us/klˈɔɪstɚ/
C1
إنجليزي
kerengő, kolostor, szerzetesi élet, kolostori élet, menedék, elzár, elvonul
اسم
C1
1
kerengő
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
a cloister (of/in [building/place])
They walked slowly through the cloister, listening to the echo of their footsteps.
Lassan végigsétáltak a kerengőben, és hallgatták lépteik visszhangját.
The museum exhibits are arranged around a cloister with a small garden in the center.
A múzeumi tárgyak egy kerengő körül vannak elrendezve, amelynek közepén kis kert van.
Students crossed the cloister to reach the library during the rain.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
We sat in the cloister because it was cool.
A kerengőben ültünk, mert ott hűvös volt.
The old school has a cloister with arches.
A régi iskolának boltíves kerengője van.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse cloister (a walkway or monastic place) with cluster.
المعنى
covered walkway with columns
تراكيب شائعة
stone cloister
|monastery cloister
|cathedral cloister
|college cloister
|the cloister walk
|a quiet cloister
|arched cloister
|a medieval cloister
|the cloister courtyard
|a cloister garden
مرادفات
arcade (Often any covered passage with arches; not necessarily part of a religious complex.)
|
colonnade (Emphasizes the columns; may be outdoors and not covered on both sides.)
أضداد
open walkway (Not covered or enclosed.)
مواضيع
architecture
|history
|religion
|education
التعريف
a covered walkway with columns, often in old buildings
A covered passage, typically with a row of columns or arches along one side, especially in a monastery, cathedral, or college.
اسم
C1
FORMAL
2
kolostor
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
enter the cloister; life in a cloister
After years of travel, he chose the cloister over city life.
Évekig tartó utazás után a városi élet helyett a kolostort választotta.
The novel follows a young woman who is sent to the cloister.
A regény egy fiatal nőt követ, akit kolostorba küldenek.
She wrote letters describing daily routines inside the cloister.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He decided to live in a cloister.
Úgy döntött, hogy kolostorban fog élni.
The cloister was far from the town.
A kolostor távol volt a várostól.
غلطة شائعة:
This meaning is broader than the architectural 'cloister' (the walkway). Context usually shows which one is meant.
المعنى
monastery or convent
تراكيب شائعة
enter the cloister
|leave the cloister
|the cloister walls
|within the cloister
|a cloister community
|life in the cloister
|retreat to a cloister
|the quiet of the cloister
مرادفات
monastery (More common modern word; usually for monks.)
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convent (More common modern word; usually for nuns.)
|
abbey (A particular type of monastery, often larger or historically important.)
أضداد
the secular world (Ordinary non-religious life outside a religious community.)
مواضيع
religion
|society
|history
التعريف
a place where monks or nuns live
A monastery or convent, or the community of people living there, especially when viewed as separate from ordinary society.
اسم
C1
FORMAL
3
نمط الاستخدام:
the cloister (as a way of life)
He felt torn between the cloister and a career in public service.
Őrlődött a szerzetesi élet és a közszolgálati pálya között.
For her, the cloister promised peace and purpose.
Számára a szerzetesi élet békét és célt ígért.
The film contrasts the cloister with the noise of the city.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
She chose the cloister instead of marriage.
A házasság helyett a szerzetesi életet választotta.
غلطة شائعة:
Often used with 'the' (the cloister) to mean the monastic way of life, not the walkway.
المعنى
monastic life in general
تراكيب شائعة
the cloister and the world
|withdraw into the cloister
|a call to the cloister
|return to the cloister
|the discipline of the cloister
مرادفات
monastic life (Direct, modern equivalent phrase.)
أضداد
worldly life (Life focused on ordinary social and material concerns.)
مواضيع
religion
|lifestyle
التعريف
the life of monks or nuns
A way of life associated with living as a monk or nun, characterized by religious devotion and separation from everyday society.
اسم
C2
LITERARY
4
menedék
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
a cloister of [something]
The café’s back patio was a cloister from the traffic outside.
A kávézó hátsó terasza menedéket nyújtott a kinti forgalom elől.
They found a cloister of shade beneath the old trees.
Az öreg fák alatt árnyas menedékre leltek.
The courtyard felt like a cloister in the middle of the city.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
This garden is a quiet cloister.
Ez a kert olyan, mint egy csendes menedék.
غلطة شائعة:
This figurative sense is less common; it often appears in descriptive writing.
المعنى
a secluded, sheltered place
تراكيب شائعة
a leafy cloister
|a cloister of trees
|a cloistered garden
|a cloistered courtyard
مرادفات
retreat (Emphasizes escape and rest; not necessarily enclosed.)
|
sanctuary (Suggests safety or protection, not just quiet.)
أضداد
hustle and bustle (A busy, noisy environment.)
مواضيع
places
|lifestyle
التعريف
a quiet place away from others
A quiet, enclosed place that feels separated from the outside world.
فعل
C1
FORMAL
5
نمط الاستخدام:
cloister [someone] (away) (from [something/someone]); cloister yourself (away)
The family cloistered the child away from the media.
A család elzárta a gyereket a média elől.
He cloistered himself in his office to finish the report.
Elvonult az irodájába, hogy befejezze a jelentést.
She was cloistered from ordinary life for most of her youth.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He cloistered himself away to study.
Elvonult, hogy tanuljon.
غلطة شائعة:
Often used in passive or as 'cloistered'; learners may overuse it where 'isolate' is more natural.
المعنى
shut away from others
تراكيب شائعة
cloistered away
|cloistered from the world
|cloister yourself away
|cloister someone away
|cloistered life
|cloistered upbringing
مرادفات
seclude (Close in meaning; focuses on being kept private or apart.)
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isolate (More general and more common; can be physical or social.)
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shut away (More informal; emphasizes being kept from others.)
أضداد
integrate (Bring into normal social life and contact.)
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expose (Put into contact with the outside world.)
مواضيع
society
|relationships
|religion
التعريف
to keep someone away from other people
To keep someone apart from other people and ordinary life; to seclude or confine, sometimes in a monastery or similar place.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
cloister
IPA
GB/klˈɔɪstɚ/
US/klˈɔɪstɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
cloister (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (cloister)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: cloister
- Plural: cloisters
Verb
- Base: cloister
- 3rd Person Singular: cloisters
- Present Participle: cloistering
- Past: cloistered
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
cloisters
noun
cloistering
verb
cloistered
verb
تعبيرات
cloister [someone] away
1/klˈɔɪstɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
formal
keep someone hidden and separate
to keep someone away from others
أمثلة
- The studio cloistered the actor away from reporters during filming.
- They cloistered the witnesses away until the trial began.
- Her parents tried to cloister her away from bad influences.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They cloistered him away from the public.
cloister yourself away
1/klˈɔɪstɚ jʊɹsˈɛlf əwˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
formal
withdraw to be alone
to go somewhere and be alone
أمثلة
- She cloistered herself away in the library to revise for exams.
- After the argument, he cloistered himself away for the weekend.
- I cloistered myself away to write without interruptions.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I cloistered myself away to study.