cathedral

大聖堂

地域の中心となる教会で、司教の正式な拠点が置かれる場所。

やさしい英語で： The main church of an area, where a bishop has their official seat.

• We visited the cathedral.
• The bishop led a service in the cathedral.
• Have you heard the cathedral choir sing?

よく使う表現： city cathedral, cathedral choir, cathedral bells

殿堂、壮大な建物

大きな教会にたとえられる、非常に大きく立派な建物や場所。

やさしい英語で： A very large, impressive building or place, compared to a great church.

• The station is a cathedral of glass and steel.
• The factory became a cathedral of industry.
• They described the library as a cathedral of learning.

使い方： a cathedral of something (The huge shopping centre was a cathedral of commerce.)

よく使う表現： cathedral of commerce, cathedral of industry, glass cathedral