| 释义 |
atrium|ˈeɪtrɪəm|
Pl. atria, atriums.
[L.]
1. A court.
a. The central hall or court of a Roman house.
b. A covered court or portico in front of the principal doors of churches, etc.
1577tr. Bullinger's Decades (1592) 340 The third parte was called Atrium, the court. 1791Adam Rom. Antiq. (1807) 522 In the atrium the nuptial couch was erected. 1853Ruskin Stones Ven. II. iv. §65 A large atrium or portico is attached to two sides of the church.
c. In a modern house, a central hall or glassed-in court that may be used as a sitting-room, having rooms opening off it, sometimes at more than one level. Chiefly N. Amer.
The 1864 example forms a bridge between the ancient and modern senses.
1864G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah xii. 446, I was present lately at an entertainment given by the Maharaja of Nilpore. The dancing went on in a sort of atrium in the centre of the palace, while the host..inspected the scene..from the gallery. 1900in Webster. 1962Archit. Rec. Oct. 140/2 You enter a nice atrium with the living room on one side. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 35/4 (Advt.), Large bungalow... Atrium in garden setting with hanging flower baskets, for either basking in the sun or dining under the stars. 1977N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. 2–17/4 (Advt.), The ultimate in executive family living, 4 brms, 2 baths, office, central atrium, private swimming pool. 1986Southern Living Feb. 135 The Simon house is entered through the atrium, where a skylight and glass doors provide natural lighting.
d. In a public building, a usu. skylit central court rising through several storeys and surrounded by galleries at each level with rooms (shops, offices, etc.) opening off them. orig. U.S.
1967Interiors July 69/1 The unsuspecting visitor enters the..hotel..through a dark-brown tunnel-like entrance. He then walks smack into..a 24-story atrium full of breathtaking fantasy. Ibid. 69/2 The five elevators.., elongated bubbles of glass..glide soundlessly up and down powerful concrete columns shooting through the atrium. 1976J. C. Starbuck (title) Atriums: a bibliography on an architectural vogue. 1976J. Archer Not Penny More xii. 126 The gambling rooms, which were added in 1910, are linked by an atrium to the Salle Garnier in which operas and ballets are performed. 1979Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 18 The owner of the block..plans to have five floors as a ‘retail atrium’. 1982Times 8 May 4/5 The Waverley market will have..two atria.
2. Phys.
a. Either of the two upper cavities (left and right atrium) of the heart into which the veins pour the blood.
b. In the Tunicata: A large cavity into which the intestine opens.
1870Nicholson Zool. (1880) 382 From the stomach an intestine is continued, which..opens into the bottom of a second chamber called the ‘cloaca’ or ‘atrium.’ 1880Gunther Fishes 119 Each atrium is supported externally by a small bone. |