单词 | chapel |
释义 | Word Frequency chapel(ˈtʃæpəl) noun 1. a place of Christian worship in a larger building, esp a place set apart, with a separate altar, in a church or cathedral 2. a similar place of worship in or attached to a large house or institution, such as a college, hospital, or prison 3. a church subordinate to a parish church 4. (in Britain) a. a Nonconformist place of worship b. Nonconformist religious practices or doctrine c. (as adjective) he is chapel, but his wife is church Compare church (sense 8)5. (in Scotland) a Roman Catholic church 6. the members of a trade union in a particular newspaper office, printing house, etc 7. a printing office Word origin C13: from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa cloak (see cap1); originally denoting the sanctuary where the cloak of St Martin of Tours was keptas a relic |
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