nave
身廊
解説 Definition
教会の内部で、入口から祭壇に向かう中央の広い空間。礼拝者が集まる本堂の主要部分。
A nave is the main central part of a church building, where people usually sit or stand during services. It is the long open area that leads toward the front of the church. This is mainly a technical word used in architecture or religion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
nave は単独だと見慣れませんが、navy・naval の nav- を見て「船のイメージがある語」とつなぐと残りやすいです。教会に入って正面へまっすぐ伸びる、いちばん大きい中央通路兼空間を思い浮かべるとよく、side aisle のような脇の通路とは区別します。建築説明では the nave of the church の形で出やすく、「礼拝者が集まる中心部分」という場面ごと覚えると定着しやすい語です。
Nave is a church word, so remember it as the main central space inside a church. Some learners connect it with nav- words like naval and imagine a long ship-like shape. Think of "the nave of the church" as the big middle area, not the side aisles.
例文
The choir stood in the nave as they sang.
聖歌隊は歌いながら身廊に立った。
Sunlight filled the nave through the tall windows.
高い窓から日光が身廊を満たした。
Tourists walked slowly down the nave to reach the altar.
観光客は祭壇に向かうために身廊をゆっくり歩いた。
nave の類義語・関連語
nave の語源・成り立ち Etymology
nave は古フランス語 nef を経てラテン語 navis『船』にさかのぼり、教会の中央身廊を船に見立てた語。分解しにくいが語幹 nav- は『船』を表し、navy や naval にも同根が残るので、『信徒を運ぶ船』という比喩が意味を腑に落とす。
Nave comes through Old French nef from Latin navis, meaning "ship." In church architecture, the central part of a church was compared to a ship, carrying believers together. The same root appears in English words like navy and naval.
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