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源自中古英语 'berfrey'(防御塔),后受 'bell'(钟)影响演变为现代拼写。
❶ 教堂或市政建筑顶部的钟楼,通常用于放置大钟,钟声用于报时或召集人群。
“The church's belfry houses an ancient bell from the 15th century.”
(教堂的钟楼里安放着一口15世纪的古钟。)
“We could hear the bells ringing from the belfry across town.”
(我们能听到从城镇另一头的钟楼传来的钟声。)
have bats in the belfry — 形容某人行为古怪或精神不正常,是一种幽默或非正式的表达方式。
“He keeps talking to his plants—I think he has bats in the belfry.”
(他总对着植物说话——我觉得他脑子有点不正常。)