architrave
architrave — 名詞
- architravesingular
- architravesplural
1. a decorative strip of wood, stone, or plaster that borders the sides and top of
門框；窗框
門窗周圍的裝飾邊框
a decorative strip of wood, stone, or plaster that borders the sides and top of a doorway, window opening, or archway, hiding the join between the frame and the wall surface
An oak architrave was fitted around the living room door to hide plaster edges.
客廳門周圍裝了一扇橡木門框，遮住石膏邊緣。
collocation: oak architrave / fitted architrave
Mei noticed a long crack along the wooden architrave above the kitchen window.
Mei 注意到廚房窗戶上方木製窗框有一道長長的裂縫。
Felix chose a simple white architrave to match the minimalist style of his new office.
Felix 選了一款簡潔的白色門框，配合新辦公室的極簡風格。
adjective + architrave: simple white architrave
The original Victorian architrave in the hallway was carved with flowers and leaves.
老屋走廊上原有的維多利亞式門框雕刻著花草圖案。
Lara painted the architrave the same colour as the skirting boards for a unified look.
Lara 把門框漆成和踢腳板一樣的顏色，以求視覺統一。
architrave + coordinated with skirting boards
- wooden architrave
- original architrave
- painted architrave
- white architrave
- decorative architrave
- oak architrave
- moulding
broader term — moulding refers to any decorative strip of shaped wood or plaster; architrave is a specific type positioned around openings
- trim
more general and informal; used in everyday building work
- door casing
American term for the frame around a door, often specifically the visible trim
用法筆記
This sense is the everyday use of the word in building and renovation. An architrave is part of the trim or moulding around an opening — distinct from the door or window itself. Frequently occurs with nouns naming materials (oak, marble, painted wood).
常見錯誤
2. the bottom horizontal band of a classical entablature, positioned directly on to
柱頂橫樑
古典柱式簷部最低層
the bottom horizontal band of a classical entablature, positioned directly on top of the column capitals and spanning from one column to the next
The marble architrave of the Temple of Hephaestus still has traces of original paint.
赫菲斯托斯神廟的大理石柱頂橫樑上仍可看到當年彩繪的痕跡。
collocation: marble architrave of [temple/building]
A Doric architrave is a smooth beam, while an Ionic one has three horizontal bands.
多立克柱式的柱頂橫樑是光滑的橫樑，而愛奧尼柱式的則有三條水平帶狀裝飾。
Doric vs Ionic architrave — differences in classical orders
Architecture students learned that the architrave sits directly above each column's capital.
建築系學生學到，柱頂橫樑直接座落在每根柱子的柱頭上。
The museum's neoclassical entrance features a limestone architrave supported by six fluted Ionic columns.
博物館的新古典主義入口有一塊石灰岩柱頂橫樑，由六根帶凹槽的愛奧尼柱支撐。
architrave + supported by + columns
Dr. Okafor pointed at the architrave in the diagram, explaining how weight reaches the columns.
Okafor 博士指著圖示中的柱頂橫樑，解釋重量如何傳遞到柱子上。
- marble architrave
- stone architrave
- Doric architrave
- Ionic architrave
- architrave of the temple
- architrave above the column
- epistyle
a more precise technical term used in Greek architecture for the same element
用法筆記
This sense is strictly architectural terminology. In a classical building the entablature has three parts: architrave (lowest), frieze (middle), and cornice (top). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 refers to a horizontal structural beam above columns, not a decorative frame around an opening.