| 释义 |
ex·e·dra
\ˈeksədreə, ekˈsēd-\ noun
also ex·he·dra \ekˈsēd-, eks-, ˈhēd-\
(plural exe·drae \-ˌdrē\)
Etymology: Latin exedra, from Greek, from ex out of, out + hedra seat, from hezesthai to sit — more at ex-, sit
1. in ancient Greece and Rome : a room for conversation usually open like a portico and furnished with seats
2. : a large out-of-door nearly semicircular seat or bench with a solid back
• ex·e·dral \-rəl\ adjective |