carrel

n. (图书馆)小阅读室

发音

UK /ˈkæɹəl/
其它
US /ˈkɛɹəl/

词形变化

carrels 复数

别名

carrell carrol carell

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of carol (“a small closet or enclosure built against the inner side of a window of a monastery's cloister, to sit in for study”).

    废旧 建筑
  2. 2.

    A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.

    引申义

    Near-synonym: cubicle (sometimes synonymous)

    He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel.

  3. 1.

    A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    废旧
  4. 1.

    Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

stall cubicle carrell

上位词 2

bay alcove

整体词 1

library

词源

A variant of carol (“small closet or enclosure”), from Middle English carole (“round dance with singing; group of people dancing and singing in a circle; circular thing; braid, chain (?); stall for study or writing; writing table; etc.”) (possibly referring to the fact that the item encloses or surrounds the person using it): see further at carol.

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