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单词 undercroft
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Definition of undercroft in English:

undercroft

nounˈʌndəkrɒftˈəndərkrɔft
  • The crypt of a church.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The monks' cells were articulated more as part of the walls than as spaces in their own right, and the undercroft feels like a service area.
    • Featured on this year's tour will be some of the city's less well known attractions especially 2 medieval undercrofts.
    • Water from the swollen river swamped the undercroft, containing the historic building's electricity and central heating systems, and also files and furnishings.
    • The spatial result resembles a cathedral crypt or an undercroft, yet it is all above ground.
    • Around three times as many people are now taking guided tours, and visiting the undercroft, treasury and crypt.
    • The main visible evidence of the abbey is a vaulted undercroft below the Great Hall.
    • The chapel undercroft dates from Langton, the chapel itself originally from c. 1230.
    • Similar in style to the Louvre, each of its six buildings have external staircases and undercrofts (containing car parking and plant rooms) and more buildings are planned to be built on the site, pending business interest.
    • It costs extra to visit the tower, undercroft and crypt, but concessionary admission remained unchanged at £3.
    • A note from visitor services manager Stephen Hemming accompanies the pass pointing out it does not include free access to the tower or the undercroft, although these are open free to residents at certain times of year.
    • Two evaluation trenches have produced remains of castle walls, one with a doorway and steps leading down to an undercroft, as well as quantities of medieval pottery, clear glass from leaded windows and floor tiles.
    • The undercroft at Southwick Hall, although dating from the thirteenth century, is remarkably well preserved.

Origin

Late Middle English: from under- + the rare term croft 'crypt', from Middle Dutch crofte 'cave', from Latin crypta.

 
 

Definition of undercroft in US English:

undercroft

nounˈəndərkrôftˈəndərkrɔft
  • The crypt of a church.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two evaluation trenches have produced remains of castle walls, one with a doorway and steps leading down to an undercroft, as well as quantities of medieval pottery, clear glass from leaded windows and floor tiles.
    • The main visible evidence of the abbey is a vaulted undercroft below the Great Hall.
    • It costs extra to visit the tower, undercroft and crypt, but concessionary admission remained unchanged at £3.
    • The spatial result resembles a cathedral crypt or an undercroft, yet it is all above ground.
    • Around three times as many people are now taking guided tours, and visiting the undercroft, treasury and crypt.
    • The monks' cells were articulated more as part of the walls than as spaces in their own right, and the undercroft feels like a service area.
    • Featured on this year's tour will be some of the city's less well known attractions especially 2 medieval undercrofts.
    • Water from the swollen river swamped the undercroft, containing the historic building's electricity and central heating systems, and also files and furnishings.
    • The chapel undercroft dates from Langton, the chapel itself originally from c. 1230.
    • The undercroft at Southwick Hall, although dating from the thirteenth century, is remarkably well preserved.
    • A note from visitor services manager Stephen Hemming accompanies the pass pointing out it does not include free access to the tower or the undercroft, although these are open free to residents at certain times of year.
    • Similar in style to the Louvre, each of its six buildings have external staircases and undercrofts (containing car parking and plant rooms) and more buildings are planned to be built on the site, pending business interest.

Origin

Late Middle English: from under- + the rare term croft ‘crypt’, from Middle Dutch crofte ‘cave’, from Latin crypta.

 
 
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