Priory
['praɪərɪ] or ['praɪəri]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
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解釋/意思:
(n.) A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also cell, and obedience. See Cell, 2.
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同義詞及近義詞：
n. Convent, monastery, cloister, abbey.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Somewhat to her surprise, Sir Philip followed her advice to the letter, and actually, towards the close of September, arrived at the priory. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- He made you an offer that night we dined at the priory? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- It seems that Nunnely Priory is shut up--that the family are gone back to their place in ----shire. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I must inform you, gentlemen, that the Priory is a preparatory school, of which I am the founder and principal. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The Priory is, without exception, the best and most select preparatory school in England. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- This dark square is the Priory School. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- It's the suspicion of a priory 'tachment as is the cause of it all,' replied Sam. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Beg your pardon, sir,' continued Sam, touching his hat as Mr. Winkle descended, 'hope there warn't a priory 'tachment, sir? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Mr. Grame, Sir Philip Nunnely's steward, gave him a job about the priory. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Sir Philip would have them come; he wished to make them acquainted with his mother and sisters, who are now at the priory. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- That evening, when all the Fieldhead family dined at Nunnely Priory, decided the business. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
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