英语词汇“alcove”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

alcove

/ˈalkəʊv

noun

A recess in the wall of a room or garden.Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall....

They headed to the control room, a small alcove in the wall with a window cut out of it to see the entire hangar.
The muted lighting seeping from recessed light fixtures in alcoves along the wall cast many a shadow throughout the room.

Synonyms

recess, niche, nook, opening, bay, hollow, cavity, corner, indentation, booth;

apse;

inglenook

Late 16th century: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba 'the vault'.

French alcôve is the source of alcove, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-kubba ‘the vault’.

单词	alcove
释义	alcove /ˈalkəʊv / noun A recess in the wall of a room or garden.Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall.... They headed to the control room, a small alcove in the wall with a window cut out of it to see the entire hangar. The muted lighting seeping from recessed light fixtures in alcoves along the wall cast many a shadow throughout the room. Synonyms recess, niche, nook, opening, bay, hollow, cavity, corner, indentation, booth; apse; inglenook Origin Late 16th century: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba 'the vault'. French alcôve is the source of alcove, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-kubba ‘the vault’.
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