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chapel/ˈtʃæp(ə)l/ n. & adj.●n. 1a a place for private Christian worship in a large church or esp. a cathedral, with its own altar and dedication (大教堂或主教堂内的)私人祈祷室；小教堂 Lady chapel 圣母堂 b a place of Christian worship attached to a private house or institution (附属于私人住宅或机构的)礼拜堂 2 Brit. [英]a a place of worship for Nonconformist bodies 非国教徒的教堂 b a chapel service 教堂的礼拜式 c attendance at a chapel 参加做礼拜的人 3 Brit. an Anglican church subordinate to a parish church [英] (附属于巴黎教堂的)圣公会教堂 4a a room or building for funeral services 殡仪馆 b esp. US [尤美] = CHAPEL OF REST 5 Brit. Printing [英]【印刷】a the members or branch of a printers' trade union at a specific place of work 印刷工会分会；印刷工会会员 b a meeting of such a union branch 印刷工会会议 ●predic. adj. Brit. colloq. belonging to or regularly attending a Nonconformist chapel [英口]非国教的；按时去做礼拜的 [Middle English via Old French chapele from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa ‘cloak’: the first chapel was a sanctuary in which St Martin's sacred cloak (cappella) was preserved] |