单词 | pagoda |
释义 | pagoda —pagodalike, adj. /peuh goh"deuh/, n. 1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories. 2. any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usually bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century and later also by British, French, and Dutch traders. [1625-35; < Pg pagode temple << Pers butkada (but idol + kada temple, dwelling)] |
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