niches
n. [生态]生态位;[建]壁龛(niche 的复数)
v. 把……放置在壁龛中;放在适当的位置(niche 的三单形式)
例句
Very often such statues were enclosed in rectangular shrines or wall niches whose only opening was at the front, making it natural for the statue to display frontality.
这些雕像通常被封闭在长方形的神龛或壁龛中,它们唯一的开口在前面,这使得雕像很自然地展现了正面。