aisle

• n. 通道，走道；侧廊

来自词根ala-, 翼，借指走廊，过道等。拼写受单词isle影响，最终拼写俗化为aisle.

1. a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

2. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

3. part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

aisle

aisle: [15] The original English form of this word was ele. It was borrowed from Old French, which in turn took it from Latin āla ‘wing’ (the modern French form of the word, aile, has a diminutive form, aileron ‘movable control surface on an aircraft’s wing’ [20], which has been acquired by English). Besides meaning literally ‘bird’s wing’, āla was used metaphorically for ‘wing of a building’, which was the source of its original meaning in English, the ‘sides of the nave of a church’.

The Latin word comes from an unrecorded *acsla, which is one of a complex web of ‘turning’ words that include Latin axis, Greek axon ‘axis’, Latin axilla ‘armpit’ (whence English axillary and axil), and English axle. The notion of an aisle as a detached, separate part of a building led to an association with isle and island which eventually affected Middle English ele’s spelling.

From the 16th to the 18th century the word was usually spelled ile or isle. A further complication entered the picture in the 18th century in the form of French aile, which took the spelling on to today’s settled form, aisle.
=> aileron, axis

aisle (n.)

late 14c., ele, "lateral division of a church (usually separated by a row of pillars), from Old French ele "wing (of a bird or an army), side of a ship" (12c., Modern French aile), from Latin ala, related to axilla "wing, upper arm, armpit; wing of an army," from PIE *aks- "axis" (see axis), via a suffixed form *aks-la-. The root meaning in "turning" connects it with axle and axis.

Confused from 15c. with unrelated ile "island" (perhaps from notion of a "detached" part of a church), and so it took an -s- when isle did, c. 1700; by 1750 it had acquired an a-, on the model of French cognate aile. The word also was confused with alley, which gave it the sense of "passage between rows of pews or seats" (1731), which was thence extended to railway cars, theaters, etc.

On one recent day, this doctor was Daniel Nadeau, wandering the cereal aisle with Allison Scott, giving her some ideas on how to feed kids who persistently avoid anything that is healthy.

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In Aisle 34 is precut plastic flooring, the glue already in place.

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In Aisle 26 are prefabricated windows

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And if you don't want to do it yourself, head to Aisle 23 or Aisle 35, where a help desk will arrange for an installer.

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Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.

咖啡和茶在下一个走道处。

牛津词典

an aisle seat (= in a plane)

（飞机上）紧靠过道的座位

牛津词典

...the frozen food aisle.

冷冻食物通道

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was in no hurry to walk down the aisle.

他并不急于结婚。

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He started down the centre aisle.

他从中间过道开始往前走。

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We plan on walking down the aisle later this year.

我们计划在今年晚些时候结婚.

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Eight after Mike stepped forward, he walked me down the aisle.

在他收养我们八年后, 他陪伴我走进了教堂.

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The man across the aisle got up to leave.

通过过道的那个男子站起来,离开了.

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The story began as we walked through the aisle inside the department store.

故事是从我们走过百货公司内的走道开始的.

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He painted a picture if snowy tree aisle.

他画了一幅积雪覆盖的林间道的画.

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The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.

引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去.

《简明英汉词典》

Would you prefer a window, aisle or center seat?

您比较喜欢靠窗 、 靠走道还是中间的座位?

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An aisle ran the length of the house.

过道的长度等于房子的长度.

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B . Go that way and yours in an aisle seat on the left.

14B向那边走,位子在左面靠过道.

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It's in Aisle 1, on the top [ bottom ] shelf next to the toothpaste.

在1货道的顶 [ 底 ] 层,牙膏旁边.

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Your plane is a Boeing 777 . Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?

您乘坐的是波音777. 您需要靠窗座位还是靠走廊的座位?

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It's down on the end of this aisle.

沿着这条走廊走到底就是.

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Just as the speaker began, a little dog ran the aisle and the spotlight from him.

正当演说者开始演说时, 一只小狗跑上通道,把人们的注意力吸引了过去.

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Let's go over to the last aisle and see whether we can go down front.

咱们到最后那个过道去,看看能不能往前去.

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Sandra : Sure! Here they are. Could I have an aisle seat, please ?

当然可以, 给. 我可以要一个靠过道的座 吗 ?

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I need an aisle seat.

我想要靠过道的座位.

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Do you want aisle seat or a window seat?

您想要靠过道还是靠窗的座位?

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This ceremony will be held in the side aisle of the church.

这个仪式将在教堂的侧堂举行.

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He wants to walk down the aisle to a theme song from a TV show?

他走结婚步道的时候要用电视节目的主题曲?

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I walked up and down the aisle to stretch my cramped muscles.

我在楼道里走来走去以舒展我痉挛的肌肉.

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The aisle was crammed with people.

过道上挤满了人.

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He was in no hurry to walk down the aisle.

他并不急于结婚。

柯林斯例句

he held me firmly by the elbow and led me to my aisle seat.

他紧紧抓住我的胳膊肘，把我领到靠过道的座位上。

柯林斯例句

He started down the centre aisle.

他从中间过道开始往前走。

柯林斯例句

Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father's arm.

苏珊想象着婚礼日当天的情景——自己挽着父亲的手臂走在教堂的过道上。

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