解释
- n. 柱廊;拱廊
※ 提供单词"stoa"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
stoa 古希腊建筑的拱廊,柱廊
来自希腊语 stoa,柱子,走廊,来自 PIE*sta,站,站立,词源同 stand,stoic.
英文词源
- stoa (n.)
- "portico," c. 1600, from Greek stoa "colonnade, corridor," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet). A name given in Athens to several public buildings. The ancient stoa was "usually a detached portico, often of considerable extent, generally near a public place to afford opportunity for walking or conversation under shelter" [Century Dictionary].