• n. 雨篷；[建] 遮陽篷；甲板等上的天篷

詞源不詳。

awning (n.)

1624, origin uncertain (first recorded use is by Capt. John Smith), perhaps from Middle French auvans, plural of auvent "a sloping roof," "itself of doubtful etym[ology]" (OED). A nautical term only until sense of "cover for windows or porch" emerged 1852.

1. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat.

他離開遮陽篷，手伸進大衣前胸部找東西。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.

在玻璃窗上裝了個綠色的大遮棚以遮擋陽光.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.

幾個人聚集在門柵下避陣雨.

來自辭典例句

4. One evening, we sat talking very friendly together under an awning.

一天黃昏的時候, 我們在布篷下很和諧地一塊兒坐著聊天.

來自辭典例句

5. An awning shades the porch.

遮蓬遮住了游廊.

來自辭典例句