gable
noun /ˈɡeɪbl/
/ˈɡeɪbl/
- enlarge imagethe upper part of the end wall of a building, between the two sloping sides of the roof, that is like a triangle in shape
三角墙;山墙 Topics Houses and homesc2, Buildingsc2词源Middle English: via Old French from Old Norse gafl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaffel and German Gabel ‘fork’ (the point of the gable originally being the fork of two crossed timbers supporting the end of the roof-tree).