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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。
门廊
porticoes — plural of portico
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门廊
a covered entrance to a building, often with columns
The portico of the museum faces the main square.
博物馆的门廊朝向主广场。
由柱子支撑屋顶的门廊或小空间,用作建筑物入口。
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
门廊；建筑物入口处有顶且常带柱子的区域
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
The old bank has a beautiful portico with six columns.
这家老银行有一个带六根柱子的漂亮门廊。
Visitors gathered in the portico to escape the hot sun.
游客们聚集在门廊下躲避烈日。
She stood under the portico and waved goodbye to her guests.
她站在门廊下向客人们挥手告别。
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。
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 表示在门廊下方，常指避雨或等候。
We waited under the portico until the rain stopped.
我们在门廊下一直等到雨停。
Not this
We sat on the portico of our beach cottage.
Use this
We sat on the porch of our beach cottage.
“portico”特指有柱子的、较为正式的入口门廊，多用于公共建筑或古典建筑；普通小屋前的门廊应用“porch”。这里把“门廊”直接误译为“portico”，导致词义与建筑风格不符。
Not this
The Roman temple is surrounded by a beautiful portico.
Use this
The Roman temple is surrounded by a beautiful colonnade.
“portico”指建筑物入口处带顶的柱廊，而“colonnade”指成排的柱子（常有顶），不一定在入口。若想表达“寺庙四周环绕着一排柱廊”，应使用“colonnade”，而不是“portico”。这是由中文“柱廊”一词涵盖两种概念引起的混淆。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use porticoes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.