pagoda
/pəˈgəʊdə/noun
1- a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, typically a many-tiered tower, in India and the Far East印度教(或佛教)塔式寺庙(尤指印度和远东的宝塔)。
1.1
- an ornamental imitation of this(装饰用的)仿宝塔。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Portuguese pagode, perhaps based on Persian butkada 'temple of idols', influenced by Prakrit bhagodī 'divine'.