conservatory
/kənˈsɜːvətərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- Brit. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants〈英〉温室; 暖房。
2
- chiefly US another term for CONSERVATOIRE.〈主美〉同CONSERVATOIRE.
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting something that preserves)： from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare 'to preserve' （see CONSERVE）.