parvis
/pahr-vis/US // ˈpɑr vɪs //UK // (ˈpɑːvɪs) //
旁观者,厅堂,厢房,旁听
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- : a colonnade or portico in front of a church.
Examples
Robin was convicted of sorcery, and, persevering in his error, was burned alive in the Place du Parvis.
Parvis's voice seemed to come to her from far off, down endless, fog-muffled windings.
She nodded at Parvis with the look of triumph of a child who has successfully worked out a difficult puzzle.
Parvis, at Mary's first startled cry, had thrown her a sobering glance through his impartial glasses.
Parvis emitted the statement as unemotionally as a gramophone grinding out its "record."
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