释义 |
mez·za·nine \|mezən|ēn\ noun also mezzanine floor or mezzanine story (-s) Etymology: French, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano middle, intermediate (from Latin medianus) + -ino (diminutive suffix) — more at median 1. a. : a low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building; especially : an intermediate or fractional story that projects in the form of a balcony over the ground story b. (1) : the lowest balcony in a theater (2) : the first few rows of such a balcony 2. : a flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to a desired height or level 3. Britain : the floor beneath the stage of a theater from which trapdoors and other pieces of stage machinery are worked |