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- a small building for Christian worship, typically one attached to an institution or private house公共机构附属小教堂; 私人住宅内的小教堂:
attendance at chapel was compulsory.
规定必须去小教堂做礼拜。
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- a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication大教堂中有独立圣坛和供奉的部分。
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- Brit. a place of worship for Nonconformist congregations〈英〉非英国国教教堂:
she went to chapel twice on Sunday.
星期天她去了两次非英国国教教堂。
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- a room or building for funeral services殡仪礼堂; 殡仪馆
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- chiefly US a chapel of rest〈主美〉停尸房。
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- Brit. the members or branch of a print or newspaper trade union at a particular place of work〈英〉印刷(或报业)单位工会全体会员; 印刷(或报业)单位工会分部。
- Brit. informal belonging to or regularly attending a Nonconformist chapel〈英, 非正式〉属于非英国国教教堂的; 定期去非英国国教教堂做礼拜的:
they were staunch chapel folk.
他们是坚定的非英国国教人士。
词源
Middle English: from Old French chapele, from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa 'cap or cape' (the first chapel being a sanctuary in which St Martin's cloak was preserved).