The nave is the long middle part of a church — the big open hall where people sit or stand, from the door up toward the front. The thinner parts along the sides are not the nave; the nave is the centre.

The nave中殿 is the long middle part of a church是教堂裡長長的中間部分 —— the big open hall where people sit or stand是人們坐著或站著的那個大廳, from the door up toward the front從門口一直延伸到前面. The thinner parts along the sides兩側比較窄的部分 are not the nave不算是中殿; the nave中殿 is the centre指的是中間那個部分.

It is a special word for church buildings. You will not use it about a school hall or a train.

It它 is a special word for church buildings是專門用在教堂建築上的字. You你 will not use it about a school hall or a train不會用它來稱呼學校禮堂或火車車廂.

Though actually the word is the Latin word for a ship. In some old churches the wooden roof can look a little like the inside of a boat turned upside down; whether or not that picture is why the name stuck, the Latin is the same navis that gives us navy.

Though actually不過事實上, the word這個字 is the Latin word for a ship其實是拉丁文裡「船」的意思. In some old churches在有些古老的教堂裡, the wooden roof木造屋頂 can look a little like the inside of a boat turned upside down看起來有點像一艘倒扣的船的內部; whether or not that picture is why the name stuck不管這個畫面是不是名字由來的原因, the Latin這個拉丁字 is the same navis that gives us navy跟給我們navy海軍這個字的navis是同一個字.

There is another English word spelled nave, the hub at the centre of a wheel, but that is a different word from an old Germanic root meaning navel / hub, not this church word. Same spelling, different life.

There is another English word spelled nave另外還有一個拼法一樣是nave的英文字, the hub at the centre of a wheel指車輪中心的輪轂, but that是 is a different word from an old Germanic root meaning navel / hub但那是另一個字，來自古日耳曼語一個意思是肚臍或輪轂的字根, not this church word不是這個教堂用字. Same spelling拼法一樣, different life卻是不同的兩個字.