| 释义 | exedra
 ex·e·draE0271400 (ĕk′sĭ-drə, ĭk-sē′-)n.1.  A usually curved outdoor bench with a high back.2.  An often semicircular portico with seats that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a place for discussions.[Latin, from Greek exedrā : ex-, ex- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
 exedra(ˈɛksɪdrə; ɛkˈsiː-) n, pl -drae (-ˌdriː) 1.  (Architecture) a building, room, portico, or apse containing a continuous bench, used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding discussions2.  (Architecture) an outdoor bench in a recess[C18: via Latin from Greek, from hedra seat]ex•e•dra(ˈɛk sɪ drə, ɛkˈsi-)
 n.,  pl.  ex•e•drae  (ˈɛk sɪˌdri, ɛkˈsi dri)    1.  (in ancient Greece and Rome) a recess in the wall of a courtyard or other open area, as in a palaestra, used for lectures or meetings.    2.  a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back.  [1700–10; < Latin < Greek exédra=ex- ex-3 + (h)édra seat, bench] Translations
 Exedra
 ExedraA large niche or recess, either roofed or unroofed; semicircular or rectangular in plan, usually including a bench or seats.exedra, exhedra exedra, 1  1.A large niche or recess, usually with a bench or seats, semicircular or rectangular in plan and either roofed or unroofed. 2. In a church, a large apsidal extension of an interior volume, normally on a main axis. |