ostiary

n. 看门人 [医] 口的

发音

/ˈɒsti.əɹi/
/ˈɒst͡ʃəɹi/

词形变化

ostiaries 复数 ostiaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The mouth of a river; an estuary.

    古体
  2. 2.

    One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

porter gatekeeper doorkeeper hall porter ostiarius

上位词 3

order guard reverend

下位词 4

doorman commissionaire doorwoman ticket-collector

词源

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (“door, entrance”). See usher, which may be a doublet.

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