mosque
/mɒsk/noun
- a Muslim place of worship清真寺。
Mosques consist of an area reserved for communal prayers, frequently in a domed building with a minaret, and with a niche (mihrab) or other structure indicating the direction of Mecca. There may also be a platform for preaching (minbar), and an adjacent courtyard in which water is provided for the obligatory ablutions before prayer.
词源
late Middle English: from French mosquée, via Italian and Spanish from Egyptian Arabic masgid.