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单词 propylaeum
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Definition of propylaeum in English:

propylaeum

nounPlural propylaea ˌprɒpɪˈliːəmˌprɑpəˈliəm
Architecture
  • 1The structure forming the entrance to a temple.

    神殿入口

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These venturi formed ventilation flues and water storage tanks, together with the entrance propylaea and dramatic earth sculpture, demonstrating the effect the architects were seeking, ‘the earth rises and falls like a human breast’.
    • Distantly inspired by the propylaea on the Acropolis in Athens, it was the first of the ceremonial Doric gateways to rise in modern Europe.
    1. 1.1the Propylaeum The entrance to the Acropolis at Athens.
      雅典卫城的入口

Origin

Via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun) of propulaios 'before the gate', from pro 'before' + pulē 'gate'.

Rhymes

athenaeum, atheneum, coliseum, Liam, lyceum, mausoleum, museum, peritoneum, Te Deum

Definition of propylaeum in US English:

propylaeum

nounˌprɑpəˈliəmˌpräpəˈlēəm
Architecture
  • 1The structure forming the entrance to a temple.

    神殿入口

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These venturi formed ventilation flues and water storage tanks, together with the entrance propylaea and dramatic earth sculpture, demonstrating the effect the architects were seeking, ‘the earth rises and falls like a human breast’.
    • Distantly inspired by the propylaea on the Acropolis in Athens, it was the first of the ceremonial Doric gateways to rise in modern Europe.
    1. 1.1the Propylaeum The entrance to the Acropolis at Athens.
      雅典卫城的入口

Origin

Via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun) of propulaios ‘before the gate’, from pro ‘before’ + pulē ‘gate’.

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