belfry
/ˈbelfrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a bell tower or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church（尤指教堂内的）钟楼, 钟塔。
1.1
- a space for hanging bells in a church tower（教堂内的）钟楼。
短语
bats in the（或one's）belfry
- 见BAT2.
词源
Middle English berfrey, from Old French berfrei, later belfrei, of West Germanic origin. The change in the first syllable was due to association with BELL1.