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noun: a cornice above/over [sth]
此义指窗顶用于遮住窗帘杆的装饰性横条。
A cornice above the window hides the curtain rod.
窗户上方的檐口遮住了窗帘杆。
窗帘盒
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窗帘盒
A decorative frame that conceals curtain fixtures at the top of a window.
A cornice above the window hides the curtain rod.
窗户上方的檐口遮住了窗帘杆。
指窗框上方用于遮住窗帘轨道的装饰件。
建筑物上从主墙向前突出的水平建筑构件,最初用于引导雨水远离墙体。
A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
房间墙壁顶端的装饰性构件,如冠顶饰条
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
某些家具(如高脚柜)顶部的装饰元素。
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
山脊、山顶或沟壑两侧悬垂的雪檐
An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
The cornice above the main entrance is decorated with carved leaves.
主入口上方的檐口饰有雕刻的叶子。
The cornice in the living room was painted white to match the ceiling.
客厅的顶角线被漆成白色，以搭配天花板。
Please wipe the dust from the cornice in the hallway.
请擦去走廊檐口上的灰尘。
此义指窗顶用于遮住窗帘杆的装饰性横条。
A cornice above the window hides the curtain rod.
窗户上方的檐口遮住了窗帘杆。
此义指建筑外墙顶部或室内天花板与墙壁交界处的装饰线。
The cornice of the old building is decorated with carved leaves.
旧建筑的檐口饰有雕刻的叶子。
动词 cornice 意为“给…加檐口”，也常用被动语态。
The builder corniced the ceiling with simple plaster molding.
建筑工人用简单的石膏线给天花板装了檐口。
Not this
There are cornice at the top of the wall.
Use this
There are cornices at the top of the wall.
cornice 是可数名词；表示多个檐口或与复数主语搭配时要用复数形式 cornices。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -es，但英语中必须加 -es 并与 are 保持主谓一致。
Not this
The cornice is on the corner between the ceiling and the wall.
Use this
The cornice is at the corner between the ceiling and the wall.
描述天花板与墙面形成的“角”时，英语用 at the corner 表示位于该交汇处；on the corner 多用于街道拐角等地点，不适用于描述墙体内部的角线。
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装饰性窗帘盒
They added a decorative cornice to hide the curtain rods.
他们加了一个装饰性窗帘盒来遮挡窗帘杆。
石膏顶角线
The living room has a beautiful plaster cornice.
客厅里有一条漂亮的石膏顶角线。
檐口线脚
A simple cornice molding gives the room a finished look.
简洁的檐口线脚让房间显得更精致。
安装顶角线
We hired a carpenter to install the cornice in the dining room.
我们雇了一位木匠在餐厅安装顶角线。
古典檐口
The temple's classical cornice is decorated with carved details.
这座神庙的古典檐口饰有雕刻细节。
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想象墙角(corner)结着冰(ice)的装饰线条——cornice 就是檐口、顶角线。
语域：formal 常见场景：建筑学、室内设计、装修 该词多用于建筑学、室内设计等较为正式的书面语境，口语中相对少见。
cornice 读作 /ˈkɒːnɪs/。这些词都以 -ice 结尾，且结尾通常读 /ɪs/，如 office、notice、justice、practice 等；但因为 cornice 的重读元音是 /ɒː/，而它们的重读元音各不相同，所以它们与 cornice 并不押韵。corner 的拼写虽然以 corn- 开头，但读音也不同。真正与 cornice 押韵的常用词极少。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.