“porte、cochère”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

porte-cochère

释义

‖ porte-cochère|pɔrtkɔʃɛr|
Also 7–8 (anglicized) port-cocher.
[F., f. porte port n.³ + cochère, fem. adj. f. coche coach n.]
A gateway for carriages, leading into a court-yard; a carriage-entrance.
1698W. King tr. Sorbière's Journ. Lond. 3 Divers of the Citizens Houses have Port-cochers [mispr. -ezs] to drive in a Coach, or a cart either, and Consequently have Courts within.1699M. Lister Journ. Paris 8 All the Houses of Persons of Distinction are built with Port-cochers, that is, wide Gates to drive in a Coach.1769De Foe's Tour Gt. Brit. (ed. 7) II. 170 Kensington cannot be named without mentioning the King's Palace there:..there are two great Wings built..and a large Port-cocher at the Entrance, with a Postern.1804Edin. Rev. Apr. 95 The darkness of their court-yards and portes cocheres.1848Thackeray Van. Fair lxiv, Their carriage stood in the porte-cochère of the hotel.1882Century Mag. XXIV. 843/1 The porte-cochères..afford glimpses of..court-yards.

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