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portico

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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por·ti·co /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ $ ˈpɔːrtɪkoʊ/ noun (plural porticoes or porticos) [countable]  AATa covered entrance to a building, consisting of a roof supported by pillars 〔有顶的〕门廊,柱廊
Examples from the Corpus
porticoIts Victorian replacement, with long drives and a portico of columns, has fallen into disuse.The building looks like a library or similar public building with its classical portico and columns with Ionic capitals.There was a large portico and covered walk leading up to double doors that shushed open as I approached.the south portico of the White HouseShe sat with her back against the portico.He aimed his ball at the portico and managed to hit the pumpkin with it.She stood in the portico of his chamber and gravely allowed him to admire her.Under the portico, bodies are sprawled, a tangle of limbs of malnourished young men.
Origin portico (1600-1700) Italian Latin porticus; → PORCH
por·ti·co nounChineseSyllable
to a Corpus consisting entrance covered a building,


portico
portico /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ $ ˈpɔːrtɪkoʊ/ noun (plural porticoes or porticos) [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: Latin porticus; porch

a covered entrance to a building, consisting of a roof supported by pillars


por·ticoBrE /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɔːrtɪkoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
por·ticoes
or
por·ticos
)
(formal)
a roof that is supported by columns, especially one that forms the entrance to a large building 门廊;柱厅