rotunda

英[rə(ʊ)'tʌndə] 美[ro'tʌndə]
  • n. 圆形大厅;圆形建筑

词态变化


复数: rotundas;

中文词源


rotunda 圆形大厅

来自 rotund,圆的,-a,表阴性格。后作名词使用,用于指圆形大厅,圆形建筑物。

英文词源


rotunda (n.)
"round building," 1680s, from Italian rotonda, especially the Pantheon, from noun use of Latin rotunda, fem. of rotundus "round" (see rotund). Meaning "circular hall or room within a building" is from 1780.

双语例句


1. The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.
华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. The Baptistery is a stately rotunda, of huge dimensions, and was a costly structure.
浸礼堂, 是个面积巨大的圆厅, 也是座豪华的建筑.

来自辞典例句

3. The vast rotunda space can hold eight million books.
巨大的圆形大厅可容纳800万册藏书.

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4. The last such use of the Capitol rotunda was for former President Ronald Reagan in 2004.
至今为止,最后一次使用国会大厦圆形大厅的是在2004年安放了前任总统里根的遗体.

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5. Former President Gerald R . Ford's body lies in state at the Capital Rotunda in Washington.
美国前总统福特的遗体被安放在华盛顿国会大厦圆形大厅供人瞻仰.

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