| 单词 | pentastyle |
| 释义 | pentastyle in British English (ˈpɛntəˌstaɪl) architecture noun 1. a portico or other edifice with five columns adjective 2. (Sin architecture) having five columns pentastyle in American English (ˈpentəˌstail) adjective Architecture 1. having five columns 2. (of a classical temple or a building in the style of one) having five columns on one or each front Word origin [1720–30; penta- + -style2]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berm, cordon bleu, deadwood, fantail, syllabic-style is a combining form with the meanings “column,” “columned,” “having columns (of thekind specified)” used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use theaffix -style include: decastyle, hypostyle, orthostyle, peristyle, prostyle |
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