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pew

UK //pjuː//US //pjuː//

词源

源自中古法语 'puie'(意为'阳台'或'高座'),后经古法语 'puye' 进入英语,最初指教堂中抬高的座位区域。

noun

❶ 教堂中供信徒坐的长椅,通常为木质,带有靠背和扶手,多排排列在教堂大厅内。

“The family sat together in the front pew during the Sunday service.”

(这家人周日礼拜时一起坐在前排长椅上。)

“The old wooden pews in the chapel have been there for over a century.”

(小教堂里的旧木制长椅已经存在了一个多世纪。)

同义词:church bench, seat, pew bench

常见短语

take a pew — 非正式用语,意为请坐下,常用于轻松或幽默的场合邀请他人就座。

“Come in and take a pew, we're just about to start the meeting.”

(进来坐下吧,我们正要开始会议。)