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portico

/pawr-ti-koh, pohr-/US // ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ) //

廊柱,门廊,廊桥,廊道

Related Words

atrium中庭,心房,天井,中厅colonnade柱廊,廊道,廊庑,廊桥veranda门廊,走廊,阳台,廊桥arcade拱廊,拱桥,拱门,拱拱门piazza广场,广场上,广场上的terrace阳台,露台,平台,梯田patio天井,庭院,中庭,门廊balcony露台,露台上,露臺,露台上的verandah阳台,外廊,长廊,廊道walkway走道,步道,人行道,行道stoa凳子,粪便,炉灶,炉子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural por·ti·coes, por·ti·cos.

    • : a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounporch
Synonyms
atrium中庭,心房,天井,中厅colonnade柱廊,廊道,廊庑,廊桥veranda门廊,走廊,阳台,廊桥arcade拱廊,拱桥,拱门,拱拱门balcony露台,露台上,露臺,露台上的patio天井,庭院,中庭,门廊piazza广场,广场上,广场上的terrace阳台,露台,平台,梯田verandah阳台,外廊,长廊,廊道walkway走道,步道,人行道,行道stoa凳子,粪便,炉灶,炉子

Examples

  • It’s a lively scene, with the father and wayward son embracing as the older brother stews, the mother looks on and a village woman dances beneath a portico.

  • The service and reading of the names will be held under the outdoor portico at Epworth Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth.

  • Beneath the portico, numbers of servants and retainers were lounging about, enjoying the fresco.

  • The pair disappeared among the glittering and gaily-dressed crowd that thronged the portico.

  • He stood still an instant, hidden by the porphyry columns of the portico.

  • Her hand in his, he led her down the steps of the portico, all strewn with white bells of lilies, a carpet of blooming snow.

  • There is also a library, and the Homereium, a quadrangular portico, which has a temple of Homer and a statue.

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