foyer
英 ['fɒɪeɪ]
美 ['fɔɪɚ]
- n. 门厅，休息室；大厅
- n. (Foyer)人名；(法)富瓦耶；(瑞典)福伊尔
TEM4 GRE
1. foyer音“ for爷”→休息室是为爷准备的----爷爷年纪大了，应该专门为他准备一个休息室来多休息。
2. focus => foyer (原指有火炉的房间).
3. 谐音“佛爷儿”-------虔诚的信徒们肯定都会把“佛爷”供奉在门厅、大厅里，以便天天朝拜。
foyer 前厅，门厅来自法语。来自拉丁语focus, 壁炉，炉子。引申词义休息室，前厅，门厅等。
- foyer (n.)
- "lobby of a theater or opera house," 1859, from French foyer "green room, room for actors when not on stage," literally "fireplace," from Old French foier "furnace, stove, hearth, fireplace" (12c.), from Latin focarium, noun use of neuter of adjective focarius "having to do with the hearth," from focus "hearth, fireplace" (see focus (n.)).
- 1. Anne left Artie and walked down the corridor towards the foyer.
- 安妮离开阿蒂，沿着走廊朝休息室走去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He got up and went out into the foyer.
- 他起身出去走进了大堂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We walked into the foyer.
- 我们走进门厅。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'll meet you in the foyer.
- 我将在门厅内迎候你.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I went and waited in the foyer.
- 我进去在大厅里等着。
来自辞典例句
