| 单词 | attic |
| 释义 | attic (once / 2157 pages) 1n 2n An attic is an unfinished room at the very top of a house, just below the roof. It’s often the setting for creepy stories because it’s a room people don’t go in very often. A finished attic is extra space you can use for a playroom, bedroom, or storage area. In fiction, it’s a great place to stash crazy people. In Charlotte Bronte’s book Jane Eyre, there’s a madwoman in the attic. Some attics don't even have floors that can be walked on, though — they're just empty space at the top of a house. An attic was originally called an attic storey, from the architectural term Attic order. WORD FAMILYattic: attics USAGE EXAMPLESAnd unfinished attic space is becoming a large bathroom, complete with clawfoot tub salvaged from a previous restoration. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) “People still think of us as the nation’s attic, not that we encourage it,” she says. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) Nashua Fire Rescue officials say firefighters found the attic burning when they arrived around 11 a.m. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage Syn|Hypo|Hyper garret, loft cockloft a small loft or garret hayloft, haymow, mowa loft in a barn where hay is stored floor, level, storey, story a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale 2n (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof 2Hyper wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure n informal terms for a human head Syn|Hyper bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle human head the head of a human being Attic (once / 6585 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY Attic: Attically, Attics USAGE EXAMPLESIt was her first time at the Attic, and doing bachata, but she was hardly intimidated. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) SAT Attic treasures, jewelry, tea cups/china, collectibles, holiday items, children’s toys and games, books, baked goods, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Seattle Times(Nov 03, 2016) SAT Create costume masks and LED wristbands with Seattle Attic Community Workshop, 11 a.m. Seattle Times(Oct 27, 2016) 1n the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia Syn|Hyper Classical Greek, Ionic, Ionic dialect Ancient Greek the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire 2adj of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times Attic Greek |
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