单词 | foyer |
释义 | foyer /foy"euhr, foy"ay/; Fr. /fwann yay"/, n. , pl. foyers /-euhrz, -ayz/; Fr. /-yay"/. 1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house. 2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment. [1855-60; < F: fireplace, hearth (orig. a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) < Gallo-L *focarium, equiv. to L foc(us) hearth (cf. FOCUS) + -arium -ARIUM] |
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