a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train (教堂、剧院、飞机、火车等座椅间)通道,走廊,过道 the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles. 音乐剧让观众在走道上跳起舞来。 ■a passage between cabinets and shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building (超市或其他建筑的货柜或货架间的)过道 ■(Architecture)(in a church) a lower part parallel to and at the side of a nave, choir, or transept, from which it is divided by pillars (建筑)(教堂)耳堂,侧堂
常用词组 lead someone up the aisle
get married to someone 与某人结婚
派生 aisled adjective 语源
late Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala 'wing'. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile 'wing'