roof tree

短语

n. 栋梁, 屋脊大梁

词形变化

roof trees 复数 roof trees

别名

rooftree

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ridgepole of a peaked roof, especially that of a house.

    古体
  2. 2.

    By extension: a peaked roof, especially of a house; by further extension: a house, a dwelling structure, a building used as a home.

    比喻

    Everyone is supposed to know what a mortgage is. With most the experience is personal; in the course of a generation few roof trees avoid this affliction.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

ridge ridgepole

上位词 1

beam

整体词 3

gable roof saddleback saddle roof

词源

From roof + tree.

来源：wiktionary