1
- a small sheltered bay小湾; 小海湾。
2
- Architecture a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling【建筑】穹隆, 拱; 凹圆线脚。
with obj.［usu. as adj. coved］
- Architecture provide (a room, ceiling, etc.) with a cove【建筑】使内凹, 使成穹形。
词源
Old English cofa 'chamber, cave', of Germanic origin; related to German Koben 'pigsty, pen'. Sense 1 dates from the late 16th cent.