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mansard

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man·sard /ˈmænsɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ (also mansard roof) noun [countable] technical  TBCa roof whose lower part slopes more steeply than its upper part 复折式屋顶〔下部比上部陡〕
Examples from the Corpus
mansardHouses with a mansard roof can not be converted, as the first floor rooms are already in the roof space.The building is covered by a reinforced concrete roof of mansard profile, which houses the seventh storey.
man·sard nounChineseSyllable
a than Corpus slopes more part whose roof steeply lower


mansard
mansard /ˈmænsɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ (also ˈmansard roof) noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: mansarde, from François Mansard (1598-1666), French architect
a roof whose lower part slopes more steeply than its upper part


man·sardBrE /ˈmænsɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmænsɑːrd/ 🔊 (also ˌmansard ˈroof) noun (specialist) a roof with a double slope in which the upper part is less steep than the lower part 孟莎式屋顶,折面屋顶(下部比上部陡)