reredos

n. (祭坛后的)装饰屏风

发音

UK /ˈɹiə.dɒs/
其它 /ˈɹiɹɪdɒs/

词形变化

reredoses 复数 reredoses

别名

reredorse raredos reredosse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.

    宗教

    Near-synonym: retable (often synonymous)

  2. 2.

    The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

altarpiece

上位词 1

screen

词源

From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”).

来源：wiktionary