nave
/neɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /neɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnāv/ (ame, mw)
nave — 名詞
- navesingular
- navesplural
1. in a traditional church, the long open hall running down the middle, holding the
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.
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
Sunlight streamed through tall windows and fell across the wooden benches of the nave.
陽光從高高的窗戶灑進來，落在中殿的木製長椅上。
Felipe walked slowly down the nave toward the front of the cathedral.
Felipe 沿著中殿緩緩走向大教堂的前方。
The choir gathered at the far end of the nave, near the altar steps.
唱詩班聚集在中殿盡頭，就在通往祭壇的台階前。
- 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.