kiosk

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n. 亭, 凉亭, 报摊

发音

UK /ˈkiːˌɒsk/
US /ˈkiˌɑsk/
AU

词形变化

kiosks 复数 kiosks

别名

kiosque

教材释义与例句

名词

凉亭；公用电话亭；报摊

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

    商亭

    亭

    亭子

    便亭

    售货亭

    摊亭

    小卖店

  2. 2.

    A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.

  3. 3.

    A public telephone booth.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "'Course I do. I was in the yard office before I came on here. And you don't need a number for police; you—" "That's all right, lad. Slip down into the High Street as quick as you can cut and put that through from the nearest kiosk. Here's a couple of pennies—"

  4. 4.

    A Turkish garden pavilion.

    凉亭

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

booth stall cubicle

上位词 1

closet

下位词 10

confessional tollbooth call box phone booth polling booth prompter's box showerbath telephone booth telephone box telephone kiosk

相关短语

telephone kiosk 电话亭; 电话间 Internet kiosk

词源

Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

来源：wiktionary