单词 | pew |
释义 | pew (once / 1044 pages) n A pew is a long wooden bench with a high back. You'll find many rows of pews in most churches. Some courtrooms have pews, but mostly they're found in churches, as seating for the congregation and sometimes for the members of a choir. After the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, pews first began to appear in churches. Before that they were rare, as sitting and listening to a sermon was uncommon. Many of these earliest pews were paid for by (and considered the property of) individual families. Pew shares a Latin root with podium. WORD FAMILYpew: pews USAGE EXAMPLESHalfway through his term, the Indian prime minister’s popularity is still enormous, measured at 81% by a Pew poll in September. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He looked around the room, at 150 nervous Democrats spilling from the pews into the hallway. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) He attended school in Indonesia where, according to Pew surveys, unfavorable views of the Jews are among the highest in the Muslim world. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) n long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation Syn|Hyper church bench bench a long seat for more than one person |
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