soffit

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɒf.ɪt/    美 /ˈsɑ.fɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
    — From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.
  2. The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.
    — The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.

词形变化

soffits plural

词汇关系

衍生词
soffited

词源

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).
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