chapel
chapel
noun
noun
- 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。
■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
■(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。
■a room or building for funeral services
殡仪礼堂；殡仪馆
■(chiefly US)a chapel of rest
(主美)停尸房 - (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。
- 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)
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