A refectory is a large room in a school, college, monastery, or similar place where meals are served and people eat together. It is a slightly old or formal word, and it belongs to institutions, not to a normal restaurant in town.

A refectory「refectory」 is a large room就是一個大房間 in a school, college, monastery, or similar place位在學校、學院、修道院或類似地方 where meals are served and people eat together大家在裡面用餐、一起吃飯。It它 is a slightly old or formal word是一個有點老派或正式的詞, and而且 it belongs to institutions屬於機構用語, not而不是 to a normal restaurant in town市區裡一般的餐廳。

In a monastery it is the dining hall; in some British schools and colleges people still use it for the hall with long tables where students eat. The cooking happens elsewhere; this room is for sitting down and eating.

In a monastery在修道院裡, it它 is is the dining hall指的是餐廳; in some British schools and colleges在一些英國的學校和學院裡, people人們 still use it仍然用這個詞來指 for the hall with long tables where students eat那個有長桌、學生用餐的大廳。The cooking烹煮 happens elsewhere發生在別的地方; this room這個房間 is for就是用來 sitting down and eating坐下來吃飯的。

Though actually, many students will just say dining hall or canteen in daily talk, and they will be understood. Refectory is the more bookish name for that same kind of room.

Though actually不過其實, many students很多學生 will just say in daily talk會in daily talk日常對話裡就直接說 dining hall or canteen「dining hall」或「canteen」, and而且 they他們 will be understood一樣聽得懂。Refectory「Refectory」 is the more bookish name是比較書面的說法 for that same kind of room指的是同一種房間。