(尤指修道院、学校、大学等的)食堂;(集体用餐的)餐厅。(也可泛指机构内的用餐室)
/rɪˈfɛktəri/
We ate lunch in the refectory.
我们在食堂吃了午饭。
After the service, the monks filed silently into the refectory, where a simple meal was served under the rule of quiet.
礼拜结束后,僧侣们安静地列队走进食堂,在“保持安静”的规矩下用了一顿简朴的餐食。
来自中世纪拉丁语 refectorium,源于拉丁语 reficere(“使恢复、修复、补充体力”)。原意与“恢复精力的地方”相关,因此指供人用餐、补充体力的房间。