| 释义 |
pavilion /pə-vilˈyən or -i-ən/ noun- A light building at a sports ground for players and spectators of a game
- An exhibition building
- An ornamental or showy building (often turreted or domed) for pleasure purposes
- A tent, esp a large or luxurious one
- A tent-like covering
- A canopy (obsolete)
- A projecting section of a building, usu highly decorated and with a tent-like roof
- A hospital block
- (in gem-cutting) the undersurface of a brilliant, opposite to the crown
- The bell of a horn
- The outer ear
- A flag or ensign (obsolete)
transitive verb- To provide with pavilions
- To cover, eg with a tent
ORIGIN: Fr pavillon, from L pāpiliō, -ōnis a butterfly, a tent pavilˈion-roof noun A tent-like roof Chinese pavilion A set of bells hanging from a frame on a pole |