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[determiner] [adjective] cloister
作为可数名词，cloister 前可用不定冠词和形容词。
We explored a historic cloister.
我们探索了一座历史悠久的寺院。
回廊；有顶走廊
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回廊；有顶走廊
a covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, especially in a monastery or convent
We explored a historic cloister.
我们探索了一座历史悠久的寺院。
一侧有开放式柱廊的有顶走道,沿着围绕庭院的建筑墙壁延伸；尤指:
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially:
宗教隐居的住所(如修道院)
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
用于宗教隐居的地方,尤指修道院或女修道院。
A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
有走廊的庭院(如宗教机构)
a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
After retiring, he decided to spend his remaining years in a quiet cloister.
退休后，他决定在安静的寺院里度过余生。
The ancient cloister features beautiful stone arches and a peaceful garden.
这座古老的寺院拥有美丽的石拱门和宁静的花园。
Many monks live in cloisters, dedicating their lives to prayer and meditation.
许多僧侣住在寺院里，致力于祈祷和冥想。
作为可数名词，cloister 前可用不定冠词和形容词。
We explored a historic cloister.
我们探索了一座历史悠久的寺院。
cloister 常与 in, within, into 等介词搭配。
She found peace within the cloister.
她在寺院内找到了宁静。
复数形式 cloisters 可指多个寺院。
The ancient cloisters of Europe attract many tourists.
欧洲古老的寺院吸引了许多游客。
Not this
She decided to live in cloister.
Use this
She decided to live in a cloister.
汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉不定冠词“a”。补上冠词后句子语法正确，指代一个具体的寺院。
Not this
The cloister are praying.
Use this
The monks in the cloister are praying.
“cloister”指寺院建筑本身，而非里面的人。主语应改为具体的人（如僧侣），并用介词短语“in the cloister”表示地点。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进入修道院
After his retirement, he decided to enter a cloister.
退休后，他决定进入修道院。
住在修道院里
The monks live in a cloister away from the city.
僧侣们住在远离城市的修道院里。
修道院花园
The cloister garden is a peaceful place for meditation.
修道院花园是冥想的好地方。
中世纪修道院
The medieval cloister has been well preserved.
这座中世纪修道院保存完好。
隐居在修道院里
She chose to seclude herself in a cloister for a year.
她选择在修道院里隐居一年。
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联想：cloister 的 -ister 像 sister（修女），修女住的修道院就是 cloister。
语域：mixed 常见场景：建筑与遗产描述、宗教历史介绍、文学作品与正式书面语 作“回廊”等建筑义时多用于建筑、旅游和遗产介绍，语气中性；作“修道院、隐居处或隐修生活”讲时比较常见于正式或文学性书面语，日常口语中很少使用。
注意：oyster、moister、hoister 与 cloister 都含 /ɔɪstɚ/ 的读音，和 cloister 押韵；拼写相近但读音不同的词如 cluster /ˈklʌstɚ/，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.