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canopy/ˈkænəpi/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -ies) 1a a covering hung or held up over a throne, bed, person, etc. (宝座、床、人等上方的)华盖,罩篷 b the sky 天穹,天空 c an overhanging shelter 顶篷,天篷 2 Archit. a rooflike projection over a niche etc. 【建】(壁龛上方)探出的檐子 3 the uppermost layers of foliage etc. in a forest (森林里)树冠层 4a the expanding part of a parachute (降落伞的)伞衣 b the cover of an aircraft's cockpit (飞机的)座舱盖 ●v. tr. (-ies, -ied) supply or be a canopy to 用天篷(顶篷)遮盖;遮掩;笼罩 [Middle English via medieval Latin canopeum and Latin conopeum from Greek kōnōpeion ‘couch with mosquito-curtains’, from kōnōps ‘gnat’] |