pew

pew
noun
  1. a long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation
    教堂长椅
    ■an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshipper or group of worshippers
    教堂包厢
    ■(the pews)the congregation of a church
    礼拜会众
    the pews settled down.
    做礼拜的人安静下来了。
    ■(Brit. informal)a seat
    (英,非正式)座位
    ‘Take a pew. What'll you have?’.
    “请坐,你想要些什么?”。
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally denoting a raised, enclosed place in a church, provided for particular worshippers): from Old French puye 'balcony', from Latin podia, plural of podium 'elevated place'
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