The chancel is the part of a traditional church where the altar stands and where the priests and the choir sit — usually the east end, a little set apart from the nave, where the rest of the people sit. A screen or a few steps often mark the line.

The chancelchancel is是 the part of a traditional church傳統教堂裡的一個部分，where在那裡 the altar stands祭壇立著，and而且 where the priests and the choir sit神父和唱詩班坐的地方——usually通常是 the east end教堂的東端，a little set apart from the nave跟中殿稍微隔開一點，where而中殿 the rest of the people sit是其他信眾坐的地方；a screen or a few steps一道屏風或幾層台階 often mark the line常常用來標出這條分界線。

You meet the word in church architecture and in writing about old buildings. It is not the whole church.

You meet the word你會在 in church architecture and in writing about old buildings教堂建築和講古建築的文章裡遇到這個字；it is not the whole church它不是整間教堂。

It is not a chapel (a smaller place of worship, or a side room). And it is not the choir as a group of singers, though the choir sits in the chancel. Everyday churchgoers may just say “the front” or “by the altar”; chancel is the more exact building word.

It is not a chapel它也不是chapel（a smaller place of worship, or a side room比較小的禮拜堂，或側邊的房間）；and而且 it is not the choir as a group of singers它也不是指唱詩班這群人，though雖然 the choir sits in the chancel唱詩班坐在chancel裡；everyday churchgoers一般去教堂的人 may just say「the front」or「by the altar」可能就直接說「前面」或「祭壇旁邊」；chancelchancel is the more exact building word才是比較精確的建築用詞。