• n. 欄桿；扶手；矮護墻

來自法語parapet,胸墻，矮墻，來自意大利語parapetto,來自para-,保護，防御，petto,胸，詞源同pectoral,pecs.拼寫比較benefit,benefaction.

parapet (n.)

1580s, from Middle French parapet "breastwork" (16c.), or directly from Italian parapetto, from para- "defense" (see para- (2)) + petto "breast," from Latin pectus (see pectoral (adj.)).

1. A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window.

一只烏鶇飛下來，停在他窗外的矮墻上。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop a rampart.

Parapet指低矮的防御工事, 典型的是壁壘上的墻.

來自互聯網

3. They leaned over the low stone parapet and stared into the pool.

他們伏在低矮的石墻上俯身凝視著游泳池.

來自辭典例句

4. Over the parapet showed quaint and fanciful little buildings.

欄桿里有一些古雅精致的小建筑物.

來自辭典例句

5. Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet.

斯蒂芬站起來,走到胸墻跟前.

來自互聯網