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nave

/neyv/US // neɪv //UK // (neɪv) //

中庭,中殿,中厅,中堂

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incenter
as inmidpoint

Examples

  • A crocodile paddles past the submerged rooms of the Lake Breeze Restaurant and Bar while a hippo grunts from the nave of a flooded church.

  • Inside, a massive, domed nave offers individual air conditioning vents for all 7,000 chairs.

  • They are composed of wood, the altars and pillars of the nave being of the same material.

  • The nave itself presents rather a poor and naked appearance, occasioned in a great degree by the absence of sittings.

  • It consists of a nave of four bays, a south aisle, chancel, and massive western embattled tower.

  • The greater portion of this is now in ruins, nothing remaining but the nave, which is still used for services.

  • This was no doubt used in constructing the roof of the westward extension of the nave and aisles.