chapel

chapel

英 ['tʃæp(ə)l]
　　美 ['tʃæpl]

n. 小禮拜堂，小教堂；禮拜
　　adj. 非國教的
　　n. (Chapel)人名；(法)沙佩爾；(英)查普爾

中文詞源：

chapel 小教堂

詞源同cap, 帽子。該詞來自法國守護聖人St.Martin, 其在暴風雪之夜不忍見一乞丐受凍，將其所披鬥篷割下一半給這個乞丐禦寒，沒曾想這一乞丐為耶穌所化身來考驗他的善心的，St.Martin成功的經受瞭考驗，最終封聖，而這一半鬥篷也成為聖物在教堂保存。

例句：

1. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
弗朗西絲卡修女走進小教堂，坐下來，很快就睡著瞭。

2. His recently completed chapel for Fitzwilliam is attracting favourable comment.
他最近為菲茨威廉建成的小教堂贏得瞭好評。

3. The paintings in the chapel were perhaps a thousand years old.
小教堂裡的這些畫可能有1,000年的歷史瞭。

4. You will see the chapel on the hill to your left.
你會看見那座小教堂在你左側的山上。

5. Architecturally, the chapel would be the perfect match for the school.
就建築風格而言，這座小教堂和學校會很相稱。