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impluvium

/im-ploo-vee-uhm/US // ɪmˈplu vi əm //

植入物,蕴积物,蕴涵物,内积物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural im·plu·vi·a [im-ploo-vee-uh]. /ɪmˈplu vi ə/.

    • : a basin or tank within a compluvium.

Examples

  • So important was the impluvium to the trium, that the latter was named from the manner in which the former was constructed.

  • There were no windows, all natural light coming through the impluvium or, in pleasant weather, through the open door.

  • In the centre of the atrium was the impluvium, a rectangular marble tank to catch and hold the waters from the roof.

  • It was the place of ablution—something like the impluvium in a Roman villa—and its sides were lined with ornamental tiles.

  • This was a very usual arrangement in the Atrium of a Roman house with the impluvium in the centre.