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pews

UK //pjuːz//US //pjuːz//

词源

源自中古英语'pewe',最终来自古法语'puye'(意为'抬高的平台或座位'),可追溯至拉丁语'podia'(平台)。

noun

❶ 教堂中供信徒坐的长椅,通常为木质,排列在教堂中央区域,是基督教礼拜时的常见设施。

“The congregation sat quietly in the wooden pews during the sermon.”

(会众在布道时安静地坐在木制长椅上。)

“Children were fidgeting in the back pews of the old church.”

(孩子们在老教堂后排长椅上坐立不安。)

同义词:church bench, seat, sitting bench

常见短语

pew rental — 历史上教堂向富裕家庭出租固定长椅的做法,这些家庭因此获得专属座位。

“In 18th-century England, pew rentals were a common practice in Anglican churches.”

(18世纪英格兰,圣公会教堂普遍存在长椅租赁的做法。)