piscina

/pi-sahy-nuh, pi-see-/US // pɪˈsaɪ nə, pɪˈsi- //UK // (pɪˈsiːnə) //

游泳馆,游泳池,游泳场,泳池

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural pis·ci·nae [pi-sahy-nee, pi-see-]. /pɪˈsaɪ ni, pɪˈsi-/. Ecclesiastical.
- : a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.

Hawkers account (on p. 11) of the discovery of the piscina in the chancel wall at Morwenstow is, however, very circumstantial.
Mr. Baring-Gould evidently uses the word piscina as meaning the whole recess beside the altar.
This he supposed was a piscina drain, and accordingly set it up in the recess beside his altar.
On the approach to this promontory lies the Piscina Mirabilis, one of the most striking remains of Roman building.
The chancel contains a piscina and a circular font, dating from the middle of the seventeenth century.