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narthex

/nahr-theks/US // ˈnɑr θɛks //UK // (ˈnɑːθɛks) //

中厅,大厅,教堂,大堂

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Architecture.

    • : an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church.

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Examples

  • Sir Pierre walked quietly and unobtrusively down the side aisle and out into the narthex.

  • First the narthex was blown up with gunpowder; then a transept arm.

  • In that same year he blessed Clunys nave and Vzelays narthex.

  • There is a narthex bay at the western end—a Germanic influence.

  • The church of San Anton has a groined narthex or porch all across the west front, with three open arches in front.