dormitory

'dɒ:mitәri

高考四级六级托福 Collins 1

n. a college or university building containing living quarters for students
n. a large sleeping room containing several beds

n. 宿舍

Collins 星级

14,248

BNC 频率

10,947

使用频率

dormitory 由词根 dorm（来自拉丁语 dormire，意为“睡觉”）和后缀 -itory（表示地点或场所）构成，因此可以理解为“睡觉的地方”。

例句

1. The students live in a dormitory on campus.

学生们住在校园里的宿舍。

2. I met my roommate for the first time in the dormitory.

我第一次在宿舍见到了我的室友。

3. The dormitory has a common room for studying and relaxing.

宿舍里有一个公共休息室供学习和放松。