gallery

gallery
(pl. -ies)

a room or building for the display or sale of works of art
（艺术作品的）陈列馆；画廊；字画店
■a collection of pictures
（图画）收藏
a balcony, especially a platform or upper floor, projecting from the back or side wall inside a church or hall, providing space for an audience or musicians
（教堂或大厅内的）楼座；廊台
■(the gallery)the highest of such balconies in a theatre, containing the cheapest seats
（剧院内票价最低的）顶层楼座
■a group of spectators, especially those at a golf tournament
（尤指高尔夫球赛中的）观众
a long room or passage, typically one that is partly open at the side to form a portico or colonnade
狭长房屋；过道（其特点为一边开放成为门廊或柱廊）
■a horizontal underground passage, especially in a mine
（尤指矿井中的）地下水平巷道

常用词组
play to the gallery

act in an exaggerated or histrionic manner, especially in order to appeal to popular taste
迎合大众趣味；哗众取宠

派生
galleried
adjective
语源

late Middle English (in sense 3): via Old French from Italian galleria 'gallery', formerly also 'church porch', from medieval Latin galeria, perhaps an alteration of galilea (see galilee)

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