foyer

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n. 门厅, 入门大堂

发音

CA /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
UK /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
US /ˈfɔɪ.ɝ/
US /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
其它 /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
US /fɔɪˈeɪ/
/ˈfoɪ.ə/

词形变化

foyers 复数 foyers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

    门厅

    休息室

    We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.

  2. 2.

    The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.

  3. 3.

    A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

    英国

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

hall lobby vestibule antechamber anteroom entrance hall

上位词 1

room

下位词 1

narthex

整体词 2

building edifice

相关短语

lawyer foyer

词源

Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).

来源：wiktionary