Word · Frequency #3082
Laura
/ˈlɔːrə/
隐修区；隐修院群落
a cluster of hermitages or cells under one superior
此义项指隐修区，非女子名劳拉。
- 1.
n. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood；occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
劳拉(女子名)
劳拉(女子名)
In use
The hermits built their laura on a remote hillside, where each monk had a separate cell.
This ancient laura in the desert is now a popular tourist site.
A laura usually had a small church and a common kitchen for the hermits.
Laura (as subject)
Laura is my friend.
劳拉是我的朋友。
call someone Laura
They call her Laura.
他们叫她劳拉。
a laura of [plural noun]
此义项为专业术语，指东正教隐士聚居区。
The desert was home to a laura of hermits.
那片沙漠曾是一群隐士的隐居地。
in a laura
The monks lived in a laura.
修士们住在一个隐修区。
Connections
Collocations
- Laura's house
- 劳拉的房子
- We went to Laura's house for dinner.我们去劳拉家吃晚饭。
- Laura and
- 劳拉和
- Laura and I went to the park yesterday.劳拉和我昨天去了公园。
- Laura's mother
- 劳拉的母亲
- Laura's mother is a teacher.劳拉的母亲是一名教师。
Pop culture & quotes
- I shall never forget the weekend Laura died.
- 我将永远不会忘记劳拉去世的那个周末。In the classic film noir Laura, the detective utters the famous line: 'I shall never forget the weekend Laura died.'在经典黑色电影《劳拉》中，侦探说出了那句著名的台词：'我将永远不会忘记劳拉去世的那个周末。'
- She's Laura Palmer.
- 她是劳拉·帕尔默。The TV series Twin Peaks begins with the discovery of a body, and the iconic line 'She's Laura Palmer' reveals the victim's identity.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将Laura联想为《古墓丽影》中的劳拉，英姿飒爽，名字就记住了。
Context & Register
通常用于女子名，中性语域，在正式和非正式场合均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'laura' as their stressed vowel and following sounds match /ˈɔːrə/. Spelling lookalike 'laurel' (pronounced /ˈlɒrəl/ or /ˈlɔːrəl/) does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.