1."Narthex: Long, narrow porch, usually colonnaded or arcaded, crossing the entire width of a church at its entrance."
前廊:教堂入口处,与教堂整个宽度一样长的狭窄走廊,通常有廊柱或拱顶。
2.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.