antechamber

n. 前厅, 候见室 [机] 对燃室

发音

UK /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/
UK /ˈæn.tɪˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/
US /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/

词形变化

antechambers 复数 antechambers

别名

ante chamber antichamber

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

  2. 2.

    The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

hall lobby foyer vestibule anteroom entrance hall

上位词 1

room

下位词 1

narthex

整体词 2

building edifice

词源

From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.

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