narthex

"Narthex: Long, narrow porch, usually colonnaded or arcaded, crossing the entire width of a church at its entrance."

前:教入口处,与教整个宽度一样长的狭窄,常有柱或拱顶。

At the east end of the nave is the vaulted sanctuary apse and at the west end a great narthex or vestibule, beyond which an exonarthex opens to the forecourt, or atrium.

在中央广场东部末端的半圆形后殿的拱状避难所，在西部末端的教前或，较远一点的就是直达前院的教前，或者中庭。