kiosk
/ˈkiːɒsk/noun
1
- a small open-fronted hut or cubicle, from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold小亭(如报刊亭、售货亭及售票亭等)。
1.1
- a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens公共信息亭。
2
- (一般作telephone kiosk)Brit. a public telephone booth〈英〉公用电话亭。
3
- archaic (in Turkey and Iran) a light open pavilion or summer house〈古〉(土耳其, 伊朗)凉亭, 亭子。
词源
early 17th cent. (in the sense pavilion): from French kiosque, from Turkish köșk 'pavilion', from Persian kuš.