narthex
/nahr-theks/US // ˈnɑr θɛks //UK // (ˈnɑːθɛks) //
中厅,大厅,教堂,大堂
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n.名词 noun
- 1
Architecture.
- : an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church.
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Examples
Sir Pierre walked quietly and unobtrusively down the side aisle and out into the narthex.
First the narthex was blown up with gunpowder; then a transept arm.
In that same year he blessed Clunys nave and Vzelays narthex.
There is a narthex bay at the western end—a Germanic influence.
The church of San Anton has a groined narthex or porch all across the west front, with three open arches in front.
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