cloistered
['klɔɪstɚd]
a. 修道院, , 隔绝, 回廊

1. He cloistered himself away with his books.
   埋头苦读。
2. Nash did not live a cloistered existence nor was he spared the shocks that flesh is heir to.
   纳什非着隔绝活，逃脱免种种击。
3. She cloistered herself in the office.
   她室里像隔绝。

cloistered
[ adj ]

1. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

<adj.all>

2. providing privacy or seclusion

<adj.all>
the cloistered academic world of books
sat close together in the sequestered pergola
sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
a secluded romantic spot

Cloister \Clois"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloistered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Cloistering}.]
To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the
world; to immure.

None among them are thought worthy to be styled
religious persons but those that cloister themselves up
in a monastery. --Sharp.


Cloistered \Clois"tered\, a.
1. Dwelling in cloisters; solitary. ``Cloistered friars and
vestal nuns.'' --Hudibras.

In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell,
Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell.
--Shenstone.

2. Furnished with cloisters. --Sir H. Wotton.