cornice

n. 檐口 vt. 给...装檐口

发音

UK /ˈkɔːnɪs/
US /ˈkoɹnɪs/

词形变化

cornices 复数 cornices corniced cornices 三单 cornicing 现在分词 corniced 过去式 corniced 过去分词

别名

cornish

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

    壁带

    建筑
  2. 2.

    A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.

    建筑
  3. 3.

    A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.

  4. 4.

    An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.

    体育
v.
  1. 1.

    To furnish or decorate with a cornice.

    及物

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词源

From Middle French corniche or Italian cornice, possibly from either (1) Latin cornīx (“crow”) or (2) Latin coronis (“curved line, flourish in writing”), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís). See also corniche.

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