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the apse of [building]
The apse of the church contains the altar.
教堂的半圆形后殿里有祭坛。
半圆形后殿；半圆壁龛
apsides — plural of apse
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半圆形后殿；半圆壁龛
a domed or vaulted recess in a building, especially the east end of a church, often containing the altar
The apse of the church contains the altar.
教堂的半圆形后殿里有祭坛。
教堂东端半圆形或多边形后殿,通常包含或位于圣坛之后。
The rounded east end of a church that contains or is behind the altar.
类似教堂后殿的建筑半圆形突出部分
A semicircular projection from any building that is similar to a church's apse.
古代教堂中主教的座位或宝座
The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
存放圣人遗物的圣骨匣
A reliquary: a case in which the relics of saints are kept.
The old church has a beautiful apse with three tall stained-glass windows.
这座老教堂有一个漂亮的半圆形后殿，上面有三扇高大的彩色玻璃窗。
We sat in the apse and listened to the choir practice.
我们坐在半圆形后殿里，听合唱团排练。
The apse was added to the cathedral in the twelfth century.
这个半圆形后殿是十二世纪时加建到大教堂上的。
The apse of the church contains the altar.
教堂的半圆形后殿里有祭坛。
复数形式为 apses，也可写作 apsides。
The choir stalls are located in the apse.
唱诗班座位位于半圆形后殿内。
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半圆形后殿
The semicircular apse contains the main altar.
半圆形后殿内设有主祭坛。
东端半圆后殿
The eastern apse of the cathedral is decorated with mosaics.
大教堂东端的半圆后殿装饰着马赛克镶嵌画。
后殿拱顶
The apse vault was painted in the thirteenth century.
后殿拱顶绘于13世纪。
后殿小教堂
The pilgrims visited the apse chapel dedicated to the Virgin.
朝圣者参观了奉献给圣母的后殿小教堂。
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apse 与 apps 同音（/æps/）：把教堂东端半圆形拱顶后殿想成一个弧形 App 图标，中央放着祭坛——同音异形，记住半圆。
语域：formal 常见场景：architecture、art history、religious architecture apse 属于建筑/宗教建筑术语，通常出现在正式书面语或专门领域（如建筑学、艺术史、教堂历史）中，日常口语里比较少见。
半圆形后殿；半圆壁龛
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