propylaeum
/prop-uh-lee-uhm/US // ˌprɒp əˈli əm //UK // (ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm) //
朝天门,朝天椒,朝天宫,朝天鼻
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural prop·y·lae·a [prop-uh-lee-uh]. /ˌprɒp əˈli ə/.
- : Often propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
Examples
Here the visitor found another portal or propylaeum of a magnificent character.
Magazines with fine painted store jars came to light beneath the floor of the later “propylaeum.”
These, with the Propylaeum, before mentioned, come out wonderfully against a blue sky.
At Frankfort the dead-house occupies one of the wings of the propylaeum, which forms the main entrance to the cemetery.
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