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单词 rotunda
释义

rotunda

/rə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə /
noun
A round building or room, especially one with a dome.Similar to the curving rotundas of many capitol buildings, but, crucially, allowing in more daylight, it is monumental without losing its human scale....
  • Visitors during the summer of 2002 may expect to see a new black-and-white marble floor in the rotunda beneath the dome.
  • If he treats the rotunda like the tower, some solar shading may be in the works.

Origin

Early 17th century: alteration of Italian rotonda (camera) 'round (chamber)', feminine of rotondo 'round' (see rotund).

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