nave

IPA/neɪv/
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nave — 名詞

  • navesingular
  • navesplural

1. in a traditional church, the long open hall running down the middle, holding the

1.名詞C2
釋義

中殿

教堂中央供會眾就座的長形空間

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.

例句

Nellie sat in the third row of the nave, waiting for the wedding to begin.

Nellie 坐在中殿第三排，等著婚禮開始。

the nave of a church as a seating area

Stone pillars line both sides of the nave, separating it from the narrow side aisles.

石柱沿著中殿兩側排列，把它和狹窄的側廊隔開。

architectural collocation: pillars line the nave

常見搭配
  • down the nave
  • the nave of the cathedral
  • the centre of the nave
  • the length of the nave
同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

I sat in a nave of the church.
I sat in the nave of the church.
the nave is a unique space in any one church, so it takes 'the', not 'a'.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • nave of the church
  • nave of the cathedral
  • length of the nave

常用片語

  • the centre of the nave
  • the far end of the nave

介系詞搭配

  • in the nave
  • down the nave
  • along the nave