convent
gb/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/ us/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 4400
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
Religious residence for nuns
A place where nuns live and do their daily work and prayers.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] lives in a convent
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'convent' with 'church'. A church is a place for worship, while a convent is where nuns live and work.
المرادفات
nunnery (Slightly less common and can sound old-fashioned or literary.)
الأضداد
monastery (A similar community for monks rather than nuns.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
join a convent
|leave the convent
|convent school
|convent life
|visit a convent
الموضوعات
religion
|buildings
|community
|housing
أمثلة
- She decided to join a convent after finishing school.
- The convent is located on the edge of the small town.
- The old convent has been converted into a museum.
- They visited the convent to learn about its history.
- The convent garden is open to the public once a week.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- My aunt lives in a convent.
- The convent is near the church.
- Nuns pray every day in the convent.
- The convent has a big garden.
- She works in the kitchen of the convent.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
convent
IPA
GB/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
US/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
المقاطع والنبر
con - vent (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: convent
- Plural: convents
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
convent school
1/kˈɑnvˌɛnt skˈul/
fixed phrase
School run by nuns
A school that is run by nuns, often inside or near a convent.
أمثلة
- She attended a convent school in her hometown.
- Many convent schools have strict rules and uniforms.