atrium
/ˈɑːtrɪəm/noun
(pl. atria /-trɪə/ 或 atriums)
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- Architecture an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house【建筑】（古罗马建筑中无顶的）门厅; 正厅。
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- a central hall or court in a modern building, typically rising through several stories and having a glazed roof（现代建筑中常高达数层并装有玻璃顶的）正厅。
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- the forecourt of a large church built on the basilican plan（古罗马大教堂式的）教堂前庭。
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- Anatomy each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body, the left atrium oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein.【剖】心房。亦称 AURICLE.
派生词
atrial
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin.