尼寺
解説 Definition
修道女たちが住む修道院、女性の宗教共同体。
A nunnery is a place where nuns live and practice their religious life. The word can mean both the building and the religious community, and it is most often used in Christian contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず nun が分かればかなり楽です。nunnery は nun + -ery で、bakery, brewery と同じく「その人たちがいる場所」を作る形だと押さえると定着します。意味は単なる建物というより「修道女たちの共同体・住まい」。convent と近いですが、nunnery は特に修道女側を強く意識しやすい語です。enter a nunnery, live in a nunnery の形で覚えると使う場面まで一緒に残ります。つづりは nursery と見間違えないよう注意。
If you know `nun`, this word is much easier: `nunnery` is `nun` plus `-ery`, a common ending for a place, like `bakery`. So think of it as the place where nuns live together. It is close to `convent`, but `nunnery` makes you think more directly of the nuns themselves. Watch the spelling so you do not confuse it with `nursery`.
例文
She took her vows and entered the nunnery at age twenty.
彼女は誓いを立てて、20歳で尼寺に入った。
The ancient nunnery was known for its beautiful gardens and library.
その古い尼寺は、美しい庭園と図書館で知られていた。
Life in the nunnery required strict discipline and constant prayer.
尼寺での生活は、厳格な規律と継続的な祈りが必要だった。
nunnery の類義語・関連語
類義語
nunnery の語源・成り立ち Etymology
nunnery は nun「修道女」に場所・制度を表す接尾辞 -ery が付いた語で、nun はラテン語系の ecclesiastical Latin を経て英語に入りました。bakery や brewery と同じく『その営みの場』を作る形なので、修道女たちの共同体の場だとわかります。
Nunnery was formed in English from nun plus the suffix -ery, which often means a place or institution, as in bakery or brewery. Nun came into English through Church Latin, from late Latin use in Christian contexts. The word first meant the place or community connected with nuns, and then settled into its present sense.
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