| 释义 |
‖ sestiere|sestiˈere|
Pl. -ieri.
[It., f. L. sextārĭus the sixth part of a measure.]
In Italy: one of six districts or areas of a city. Cf. quartiere.
1599L. Lewkenor tr. Contarini's Commonwealth & Govt. Venice 185 The Citie of Venice is divided into sixe parts, which they call Sestieri. 1673J. Ray Observations Journey Low-Countries 151 This City [sc. Venice] is..divided into six parts or regions, called thence Sestieri. 1832S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics iv. 84 The town [of Florence] was divided into six parts, each sestier, as it was called, named two anziani. 1893J. A. Symonds tr. A. Condivi in Life of Michelangelo I. i. 2 He was appointed captain of a Sestiere; for Florence in those days was divided into Sestieri, instead of Quartieri. 1934Burlington Mag. Sept. 100/1 St. Peter, the patron of the sestiere of the town which he represented. 1980Times 8 Dec. (Winter Holidays Suppl.) p. v/4 The most satisfactory way of tackling the surface of [Venetian] sights is to concentrate on one of the city's six sestieri (districts) at a time. |