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特指某座大修道院时使用定冠词。
The abbey is known for its Gothic architecture.
这座大修道院以其哥特式建筑而闻名。
修道院；修道院建筑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
修道院；修道院建筑
a monastery or convent, or its buildings
The abbey is known for its Gothic architecture.
这座大修道院以其哥特式建筑而闻名。
修道院院长或女院长的职务或统治。
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
与修道院或女修道院相关的教堂
a church associated with a monastery or convent
由修道院院长或女院长领导的隐居于世、专注于宗教和独身的修道院或团体；也指修道院建筑。
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
由女修道院长管理的女修道院
a convent ruled by an abbess
The tourists visited the ancient abbey and admired its Gothic architecture.
游客们参观了这座古老的大修道院，并欣赏了它的哥特式建筑。
The abbey's library contains many medieval manuscripts.
这座大修道院的图书馆藏有许多中世纪手稿。
Monks lived in the abbey and dedicated their lives to prayer.
修士们住在大修道院里，致力于祈祷生活。
特指某座大修道院时使用定冠词。
The abbey is known for its Gothic architecture.
这座大修道院以其哥特式建筑而闻名。
形容词用来描述特点，如古老的、宏伟的。
We visited a beautiful abbey in the countryside.
我们在乡村参观了一座美丽的大修道院。
abbey 可作定语修饰名词，如 abbey church（大修道院教堂）。
The abbey ruins attract many tourists.
大修道院遗址吸引了许多游客。
Not this
We visited an old abbe.
Use this
We visited an old abbey.
拼写错误：‘abbey’以字母 ‘y’ 结尾，不能写成 ‘abbe’。
Not this
There are many abbies in this region.
Use this
There are many abbeys in this region.
复数形式错误：‘abbey’的复数直接加 ‘-s’，而不是变为 ‘-ies’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
修道院教堂
The abbey church was built in the 12th century.
这座修道院教堂建于12世纪。
修道院废墟
Tourists often visit the abbey ruins in the countryside.
游客经常参观乡村的修道院废墟。
修道院路
Their house is on Abbey Road, near the old monastery.
他们的房子在修道院路上，靠近古老的修道院。
修道院花园
The abbey garden is famous for its medicinal herbs.
这座修道院花园以其药草而闻名。
修道院参观者
Abbey visitors can explore the cloisters and the library.
修道院参观者可以探索回廊和图书馆。
欢迎来到唐顿庄园。
In the TV series 'Downton Abbey', characters often say 'Welcome to Downton Abbey.'
在电视剧《唐顿庄园》中，角色经常说“欢迎来到唐顿庄园”。
圣杯藏在威斯敏斯特大教堂。
In 'The Da Vinci Code', the protagonists discover that the Holy Grail is hidden in Westminster Abbey.
在《达芬奇密码》中，主角发现圣杯藏在威斯敏斯特大教堂。
Use Abbey naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“ab”像“阿伯”，一位老人在修道院（abbey）里虔诚祈祷。
通常用于描述与修道院相关的建筑或教堂，比较常见于宗教、历史或旅游语境中。
These words all rhyme with 'abbey' (same stressed vowel /æ/ and ending /bi/). Note that 'abbey' is spelled with 'ey' while these use 'by'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.