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单词 nave
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nave


nave

the center part of a church
Not to be confused with:knave – unprincipled, dishonest person; villain
nave1plan of the 4th-century adSt. Peter's Basilica, RomeItalyA. apseB. transeptC. naveD. aislesE. narthexF. atrium

nave 1

K0086600 (nāv)n. The central part of a church, typically extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles.
[Medieval Latin nāvis, from Latin, ship (from its shape); see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

nave 2

K0086600 (nāv)n. The hub of a wheel.
[Middle English, from Old English nafu; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

nave

(neɪv) n (Architecture) the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles[C17: via Medieval Latin from Latin nāvis ship, from the similarity of shape]

nave

(neɪv) nthe central block or hub of a wheel[Old English nafu, nafa; related to Old High German naba]

nave

(neɪv)

n. the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel. [1665–75; < Medieval Latin nāvis, Latin: ship]

nave

(neɪv)
n. the central part of a wheel; hub. [before 900; Middle English; Old English nafu, nafa, c. Middle Dutch nave, Old High German naba, Old Norse nǫf; akin to navel]
Thesaurus
Noun1.nave - the central area of a churchnave - the central area of a church area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
Translations
教堂主殿

nave

(neiv) noun the middle or main part of a church. 教堂主殿 教堂主殿

nave


nave

(nāv), in general, all that part of a church that extends from the atrium to the altar and is intended exclusively for the laity. In a strictly architectural sense, however, the term indicates only the central aisle, excluding side aisles. The floor plan of a wide central portion with narrower aisles on either side existed in the typical hypostylehypostyle
, the chamber in Egyptian temples in which a number of columns supported a flat stone roof. Forming the chief and largest inner space of the temple, it was entered from the outer courtyard and, in turn, gave access to the holy of holies and the small inner sanctuaries
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 hall of Egyptian temples and later in the Roman civic basilicas. From the latter it passed into the churches of the early Middle Ages and gradually to Gothic cathedrals. The nave, in the developed Gothic style, became the main body of the structure. Internally the piers, rising the full height of the nave walls to carry the ribs of the four-part vault or sexpartite vault, divided the walls into a series of bays in which three features, ground floor arcade, triforiumtriforium
, in church architecture, an arcaded gallery above the arches of the nave. In the interiors of medieval churches each bay of the nave wall customarily had three divisions in its height—arcade, triforium, and clerestory.
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, and clerestoryclerestory
or clearstory
, a part of a building whose walls rise higher than the roofs of adjoining parts of the structure. Pierced by windows, it is chiefly a device for obtaining extra light.
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, were evident, one above another.

Nave

The principal or central part of a church; by extension, both middle and side aisles of a church, from the entrance to the crossing of the chancel; that part of the church intended for the general public.

nave

nave, 1, nave arcade 1. The middle aisle of a church. 2. By extension, both middle and side aisles of a church from the entrance to the crossing or chancel. 3. That part of the church intended primarily for the laity.

nave

the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles

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nave


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noun the central area of a church

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