Word · Frequency #16802
portico
门廊
a covered entrance to a building, often with columns
- 1.
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
由柱子支撑屋顶的门廊或小空间,用作建筑物入口。
- 2.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
门廊；建筑物入口处有顶且常带柱子的区域
由柱子支撑屋顶的门廊或小空间,用作建筑物入口。；门廊；建筑物入口处有顶且常带柱子的区域
In use
The old bank has a beautiful portico with six columns.
Visitors gathered in the portico to escape the hot sun.
She stood under the portico and waved goodbye to her guests.
the portico of [building]
表示某建筑物的门廊，常用名词所有格结构。
The portico of the museum faces the main square.
博物馆的门廊朝向主广场。
a portico with [architectural feature]
用 with 说明门廊的建筑特征。
The old bank has a portico with tall marble columns.
那家老银行有一座带高大石柱的门廊。
under the portico
under the portico 表示在门廊下方，常指避雨或等候。
Connections
Collocations
- columned portico
- 带柱门廊
- The City Hall entrance features a columned portico.市政厅入口处有一个带柱子的门廊。
- front portico
- 前门廊
- The hotel's front portico offers shelter to arriving guests.酒店的前门廊为到达的客人遮风挡雨。
- neoclassical portico
- 新古典主义门廊
- The library's neoclassical portico is one of the town's landmarks.图书馆的新古典主义门廊是该镇的地标之一。
- covered portico
- 带顶门廊
- The school's covered portico connects the main building to the gym.学校的带顶门廊连接主楼和体育馆。
- entrance portico
- 入口门廊
- Visitors gathered under the entrance portico before the tour.参观者们在游览前聚集在入口门廊下。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象建筑门口有一排柱子撑起顶棚，柱子像一排排站岗的士兵，这个有柱的门廊就是 portico。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：建筑学、历史建筑描述、正式书面语 portico 多用于建筑学文献或正式书面描述，日常口语中较少使用；谈论房屋时更常用 porch。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有与 portico 结尾相同的 /koʊ/ 音。注意 fresco 在 /k/ 前有 /s/，而 cocoa 把这个音拼成 coa。当心以 -ic 结尾的形近词（如 comic、panic），它们读 /ɪk/，不是 /koʊ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.