Narthex

[nɑ:θәks]

解释:

(noun.) a vestibule leading to the nave of a church.

(noun.) portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church.

校对:伍德罗--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.

(n.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.

乔安妮手打

解释:

n. a former genus of umbelliferous plants now included in Ferula: a portico or lobby in an early Christian or Oriental church or basilica.

整理:劳拉