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In a big old church, the part that sticks out on each side, crossing the long main hall. Picture a church from above: there is a long body running from the door to the altar, and then, near the altar end, a shorter arm reaching out left and right. Those two arms are the transepts — and they are what make the whole building look like a cross from the sky.
In a big old church在一座古老的大教堂裡 the part that sticks out on each side左右兩側凸出來的那個部分 crossing the long main hall橫跨過長長的主廳 Picture a church from above想像從空中俯瞰一座教堂 there is a long body有一條長長的主體 running from the door to the altar從大門一路通到祭壇 and then near the altar end然後在靠近祭壇的地方 a shorter arm reaching out left and right有一段較短的側翼向左右兩邊伸出去 Those two arms這兩隻側翼 are the transepts就是transept and they are what make the whole building look like a cross from the sky也是讓整棟建築從天上看起來像十字架的原因
People say 'the north transept' and 'the south transept' for the two arms, and 'the transept' for the crossing part as a whole.
People say人們會用 'the north transept' and 'the south transept''the north transept'（北翼）和'the south transept'（南翼） for the two arms來稱呼這兩隻側翼 and 'the transept'而用'the transept' for the crossing part as a whole來指整個十字交會的部分
This is a word from architecture and from church buildings, mostly the older European kind — cathedrals, abbeys, big stone churches. You will meet it in , museum labels, history classes, and tours, not in ordinary conversation.
This is a word from architecture and from church buildings這是建築學和教堂建築的用字 mostly the older European kind主要是較古老的歐洲那種 cathedrals, abbeys, big stone churches大教堂、修道院、石造大教堂 You will meet it in guidebooks, museum labels, history classes, and tours你會在導覽手冊、博物館標示、歷史課和導覽行程裡遇到它 not in ordinary conversation不會出現在日常對話裡
Most modern churches, and most churches in Taiwan, do not have transepts at all, so students often meet the word first while travelling or reading about Europe.
Most modern churches大部分現代教堂 and most churches in Taiwan還有台灣大部分的教堂 do not have transepts at all根本沒有transept so students often meet the word first所以學生通常是第一次遇到這個字 while travelling or reading about Europe在旅行或讀到歐洲相關內容時
組成From Latin trans- 'across' + saeptum 'fence, partition, an enclosed space' — so, roughly, 'the enclosed part that lies across'. It came into English through French and modern Latin.
同家族的字
- transportshares trans- 'across'
- transfershares trans- 'across'
- transcontinentalshares trans- 'across'
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
transeptnoun/ˈtɹænsɛpt/
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architectureThe transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
- Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。