| 单词 | colonnade |
| 释义 | colonnade (once / 3212 pages) n A colonnade is a row of tall columns that support a building or a roof. You might see a colonnade at the front of a museum. Ancient Greek and Roman buildings were often designed with a colonnade supporting them, and classically designed buildings still sometimes include a colonnade. Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial is fronted by a colonnade, and even ordinary libraries, post offices, and museums might have them. The word was first used in the 1700's, and it comes from the French colonnade, with its Latin root of columna, or "pillar." WORD FAMILYcolonnade: colonnades USAGE EXAMPLESThe UK Cabinet Office lease on the 10 South Colonnade building will run for 15 years. BBC(Dec 06, 2016) Off to the right, beneath a colonnade, a window opens into a cigar-rolling factory, with bundled leaves hanging from the rafters. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) “Go vote — it’s up to you,” Mr. Obama said, pointing at the news cameras capturing his stroll down the White House colonnade. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) 1n structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns Hypo|Hyper peristyle a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 2n a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns Syn|Hypo|Hyper arcade loggia a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts |
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