reredos

名词 n.
/ˈɹiə.dɒs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
    — Near-synonym: retable (often synonymous)
  2. The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.

词形变化

reredoses plural raredos alternative reredosse alternative

词源

From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”).
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