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galilee

/ˈɡælɪliː/ /ˈɡæləliː/

Meanings
noun

门廊，前厅.

A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.

Examples :

"We waited in the galilee of the church, sheltering from the rain before the wedding began in the main sanctuary. "
我们在教堂的门廊里等候，躲避着雨，主殿里的婚礼仪式还没开始。
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Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

Illustration sanctuary

sanctuary noun

/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/ /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

庇护所，避难所，圣殿

"My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off."

我的车就像一个庇护所，除了那些别车的，谁也别想打扰我。

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ecclesiastical adjective

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/

教会的， церковной (borrowed from Russian)

"ecclesiastical architecture"

教会建筑

Illustration churches

churches noun

/ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz/ /ˈtʃɝtʃɪz/

教堂，教会。

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

山谷里有一座可爱的小教堂。

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enclosed verb

/ənˈkləʊzd/ /ənˈkloʊzd/

包围，围绕。

"to enclose lands"

用围墙把土地围起来。

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baptistry noun

/ˈbæptɪstri/ /ˈbæptəstri/

洗礼池，浸礼池

"The new church included a beautiful baptistry where families could celebrate their children's baptism. "

新教堂里有一个漂亮的洗礼池，家庭可以在那里为孩子庆祝洗礼。

Illustration structure

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

结构，构造。

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的构造。

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converts noun

/ˈkɑnvərts/ /kənˈvərts/

皈依者，信徒。

"They were all converts to Islam."

他们都是伊斯兰教的皈依者。

Illustration sheltering

sheltering verb

/ˈʃeltərɪŋ/ /ˈʃeltɜːrɪŋ/

庇护， 保护， 遮蔽。

"The large oak tree was sheltering us from the heavy rain. "

那棵巨大的橡树为我们遮蔽了倾盆大雨。

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narthex noun

/ˈnɑːθɛks/ /ˈnɑɹθɛks/

门廊，前厅

"We waited in the narthex of the church, out of the rain, until the wedding was ready to begin. "

我们待在教堂的门廊里避雨，等候婚礼开始。

Illustration vestibule

vestibule noun

/ˈvɛst.ɪˌbjuːl/ /ˈvɛstəbjul/

门厅，玄关，前厅

"We left our muddy boots in the vestibule before entering the house. "

我们进屋前把沾满泥的靴子脱在了玄关。