| 释义 |
penthouse /pentˈhows/ noun (pl pentˈhouses /-how-ziz/)- Orig a separate room or dwelling on a roof
- Now usu a flat on the top floor, or roof, of a (usu tall) building, esp a luxury flat
- A shed or lean-to projecting from or adjoining a main building
- (in real tennis) a roofed corridor surrounding the court
- A protection from the weather over a door or a window
- Anything of similar form, eg an eyebrow
transitive verb To provide or cover with, or as if with, a penthouse ORIGIN: From Fr appentis, from LL appendicium an appendage |