nave
/neɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /neɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnāv/ (ame, mw)
nave — noun
- navesingular
- navesplural
1. in a traditional church, the long open hall running down the middle, holding the
in a traditional church, the long open hall running down the middle, holding the rows of seats for the congregation, with narrow side passages and pillars to its left and right.
Nellie sat in the third row of the nave, waiting for the wedding to begin.
the nave of a church as a seating area
Stone pillars line both sides of the nave, separating it from the narrow side aisles.
architectural collocation: pillars line the nave
Sunlight streamed through tall windows and fell across the wooden benches of the nave.
Felipe walked slowly down the nave toward the front of the cathedral.
The choir gathered at the far end of the nave, near the altar steps.
- main body
general, non-architectural way to refer to the same space
- central aisle
loose use; technically the aisle is the passage, the nave is the whole hall
文法句型
the nave of [building]
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' and followed by 'of [a church / cathedral / chapel]'. Subject is usually a person moving through or sitting in this space, or an architectural feature (pillars, windows, seats) that defines it.