propylaeum
/ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm/noun
(pl. propylaea /-ˈliːə/)
1- the structure forming the entrance to a temple神殿入口。
1.1
the Propylaeum
the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens雅典卫城的入口。
词源
via Latin from Greek propulaion,neuter (used as a noun) of propulaios 'before the gate'，from pro 'before'+pulē 'gate'.