单词 | attap |
释义 | attapn. The name used in Malayo-Javanese regions for any palm-fronds used in thatching, esp. those of the palm Nipa fruticans; hence, a thatch made of these. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > thatched roof chopper1780 attap1817 thatch-roof1901 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > for thatching > palm cadjan1698 attap1886 1672 P. Baldæus Ceylon 164 Het Huys is van Leem gemaakt, ende gedekt met Atap, ofte bladeren von Palmeerboomen.] 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. iv. 166 In the maritime districts átap, or thatch, is made almost exclusively from the leaves of the nípa or búyu. 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. iv. 166 The leaves of the gébang..are too large and brittle to form durable átap. 1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 293 The roof is thatched with the common Brettam attaps in the same way as Malay houses. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 637/2 Overhead lizards ran in the attap thatch. 1923 Blackwood Mag. May 647/2 A shed..thatched with attap palm. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. 72/1 The atap-thatched, pile-perched native hutches. 1928 Daily Express 13 Mar. 12/2 The coolie women of Bangkok, who cook their food..over an open fire in front of their ‘atap’ houses. 1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend iii. 89 The little atap village was just by the strip. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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