foyer

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/    美 /ˈfɔɪ.ɝ/|/ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/|/fɔɪˈeɪ/|/ˈfoɪ.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
    — We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.
  2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
  3. A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people. UK

词形变化

foyers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
foyered foyerlike lawyer foyer

词源

Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).
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