vestibule
noun /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
/ˈvestɪbjuːl/
- (formal) an entrance hall of a large building, for example where hats and coats can be left
前厅,门厅(如可放衣帽处) - The flooring of the church vestibule is made of Italian marble.
教堂前厅的地板是由意大利大理石制成的。
- The flooring of the church vestibule is made of Italian marble.
- (specialist) a space at the end of a coach on a train that connects it with the next coach
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2通过台(列车两个车厢间的连接处)
词源early 17th cent. (denoting the space in front of the main entrance of a classical Roman or Greek building): from French, or from Latin vestibulum ‘entrance court’.