"main part of a church," 1670s, from Medieval Latin navem (nominative navis) "nave of a church," from Latin navis "ship" (see naval), on some fancied resemblance in shape.
nave (n.2)
"hub of a wheel," Old English nafu, from Proto-Germanic *nabo- (cognates: Old Saxon naba, Old Norse n?f, Middle Dutch nave, Dutch naaf, Old High German naba, German Nabe), perhaps connected with the root of navel on notion of centrality (compare Latin umbilicus "navel," also "the end of a roller of a scroll," Greek omphalos "navel," also "the boss of a shield").
雙語例句
1. People gathered in the nave of the house.
人們聚攏在房子的中間.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Latin navis is feminine, for example, as is nave in Spanish and Italian.
例如, 拉丁語中navis是 陰性, 西班牙語和意大利語中nave也是陰性,但是法語詞.
來自互聯網
3. The family on the other side of the nave had a certain look about them, too.
在中殿另一邊的那一家人, 也有著自己特有的相貌.
來自辭典例句
4. We nave opened a confirmed credit in your favour.