pentice

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
  2. A covered walkway.
  3. An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.

词形变化

pentices plural

词汇关系

衍生词
penticed
相关词
penthouse

词源

From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse.
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