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parvis

/pahr-vis/US // ˈpɑr vɪs //UK // (ˈpɑːvɪs) //

旁观者,厅堂,厢房,旁听

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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."