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单词 triclinium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tri•clin•i•um  (trī klinē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -clin•i•a (-klinē ə).USA pronunciation [Rom. Hist.]
  1. a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
  2. a dining room, esp. one containing such a couch.
  • Greek triklí̄nion, diminutive of tríklīnos having three couches (adjective, adjectival), dining room so furnished (noun, nominal), equivalent. to tri- tri- + klí̄n(ē) couch (see clinic) + -ion diminutive suffix
  • Latin trīclīnium
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
triclinium /traɪˈklɪnɪəm/ n ( pl -ia / -ɪə/)(in ancient Rome)
  1. an arrangement of three couches around a table for reclining upon while dining
  2. a dining room, esp one containing such an arrangement of couches
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from Greek triklinion, from tri- + klinē a couch
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