gambrel
/ˈgæmbrəl/(亦作 gambrel roof)
noun
1- a roof with two sides, each of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one斜折线形屋顶。
1.1
- Brit. a hip roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end〈英〉斜截头屋顶。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'bent piece of wood or iron used by butchers to hang carcasses on'）： from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambier 'forked stick', from gambe 'leg'. The sense 'hip roof' （mid 19th cent.） is based on an earlier meaning 'joint in the upper part of a horse's hind leg', the shape of which the roof resembles.