pediment

pediment
noun
  1. the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns
    (尤指古典建筑风格门廊柱顶的)山花,三角墙
    ■a similar feature surmounting a door, window, front, or other part of a building in another style
    (门、窗户、建筑物面或其他部分的)山花饰
    ■(Geology)a broad, gently sloping expanse of rock debris extending outwards from the foot of a mountain slope, especially in a desert
    (地质)(尤指沙漠中由山脚延伸出去布满岩屑的)麓原,山前侵蚀平原
派生
pedimental
adjective
pedimented
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (as periment): perhaps an alteration of pyramid
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