carrel
/ˈkærəl/noun
1- a small cubicle with a desk for the use of a reader or student in a library（图书馆里供单个读者或学生使用的带桌的）小单间。
1.1
- historical a small enclosure or study in a cloister〈史〉（修道院的）小室, 小书房。
词源
late 16th cent.: apparently related to CAROL in the old sense 'ring'.