英語

monastery

gb/mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/ us/mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/
B2 英語
~ 6600
語義
0件の語義
名詞 B2 entity
1

building where monks live

A religious house where monks or other religious people live and pray together.

用法パターン: a/an [adjective] monastery
よくある間違い:
Learners often confuse "monastery" with "church" or "temple". A church or temple is where people go to worship, but they do not usually live there. A monastery is mainly a place where religious people live. Learners also mix up "monastery" and "convent"; in modern English, "convent" is more often for nuns, while "monastery" is more often for monks.
類義語
abbey (Often a large or important monastery or convent, sometimes with its own church; used especially in historical or Catholic contexts.) | convent (Similar type of religious house, but more commonly used for communities of nuns rather than monks.) | cloister (Can mean a covered walkway in a monastery, or more generally a monastic place of life; slightly more literary or architectural.)
対義語
city (Represents busy, secular life, which contrasts with the quiet, religious, separated life usually associated with a monastery.)
コロケーション
Buddhist monastery |ancient monastery |remote monastery |live in a monastery |enter a monastery |visit a monastery
テーマ
religion |architecture |culture |housing
例文
  • The monastery was built on a mountain overlooking the valley.
  • Tourists can visit the monastery, but some areas are reserved for the monks.
  • After years of travel, he decided to retire to a remote monastery.
  • The monastery includes a church, a library, and simple rooms for the monks.
  • The village depends on the monastery for jobs and education.
学習者向け例文
  • The monks live in a small monastery in the hills.
  • We visited a famous monastery during our trip.
  • There is an old monastery near the river.
  • Many people come to the monastery to pray.
  • The monastery is quiet and peaceful.
名詞 C1 entity
2

community of monks in a monastery

All the monks or other religious people who live together in one monastery.

用法パターン: the [adjective] monastery [verb]
よくある間違い:
Learners may not realize that "monastery" can mean both the building and the group of people who live there. When the word is used as the subject of a verb ("the monastery decided"), it usually means the community, not the physical building.
類義語
religious community (A broad, neutral term for people who live a religious life together; not limited to monastic life but often used similarly.) | brotherhood (Emphasizes the close social and spiritual bond among male members of a religious or monastic group.) | order (Refers to an organized group within a church that follows a particular rule; may include multiple monasteries, not just one.)
対義語
laity (Refers to ordinary religious believers who are not part of a formal religious or monastic community.)
コロケーション
the whole monastery |the monastery decided |the monastery welcomed |support the monastery |donations to the monastery
テーマ
religion |society |relationships
例文
  • The monastery voted to open a small school for local children.
  • In winter the monastery produces cheese and honey to sell in nearby towns.
  • The monastery welcomed the new novice with a simple ceremony.
  • For centuries the monastery has cared for travelers crossing the mountains.
  • The monastery agreed to share its water supply with the neighboring village.
学習者向け例文
  • The monastery makes bread and gives it to poor people.
  • Every day the monastery meets to pray together.
  • The monastery decided to help after the flood.
  • People in the town like the monastery and support it.
  • The monastery invited visitors to join the evening prayer.
文法
辞書形
monastery
IPA
GB/mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/
US/mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/
音節・強勢
mon - as - tery (3音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (mon)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: monastery
  • Plural: monasteries
関連語
Forms
monasteries noun
Core family
monk noun B1 monastic adjective C1
Related words
nun noun B1 abbey noun B1 convent noun B1
Advanced or less common
monasticism noun
表現

enter a monastery

1
/ˈɛntɚ ə mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/
fixed phrase

become a monk or similar

To go and live in a monastery in order to become a monk or another kind of monastic religious person.

例文
  • After his wife died, he chose to enter a monastery and live a life of prayer.
  • She surprised her family when she announced that she wanted to enter a monastery instead of going to university.
  • Many young men from the village used to enter a monastery when they were in their twenties.

leave the monastery

1
/lˈiv ðə mˈɑnəstˌɛɹi/
fixed phrase

stop living as a monk

To stop living in a monastery and return to normal life outside the monastic community.

例文
  • He decided to leave the monastery after ten years and study medicine.
  • Once you leave the monastery, it can be difficult to adjust to city life again.

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