church
cathedral
chapel【导航词义:教堂】
church n. 教堂
〔辨析〕普通用词,指基督徒敬拜上帝、举行宗教活动和婚丧仪式等的场所。
〔例证〕
a church tower
教堂塔楼
The dome of the church is under repair.
教堂的圆顶正在修缮。
Their wedding took place in a church.
他们的婚礼是在教堂举行的。
cathedral n. 大教堂
〔辨析〕指主教管控下的某一教区内最大的教堂,即主教堂或总教堂,通常装饰精致、宏伟肃穆。
〔例证〕
The Gothic cathedral attracts visitors from all around the world.
那座哥特式大教堂吸引着世界各地的游客。
We were given a guided tour of the cathedral.
我们在导游陪同下参观了大教堂。
chapel n. 小教堂
〔辨析〕指学校、监狱、私人宅院等中供基督教徒做礼拜用的专门场所。
〔例证〕
He built a chapel as a shrine to the memory of his dead mother.
他建了一座小教堂作为悼念亡母的圣所。
Two men were squatting at the door of the college chapel.
有两个人蹲在学院小教堂的门口。