carrel

IPA/ˈkærəl/
KK[kˈærəl]IPA/ˈkærəl/

carrel — 名詞

  • carrelsingular
  • carrelsplural

1. a small desk or private working area inside a library, separated from neighbouri

1.名詞C1
釋義

研究桌

圖書館中個人使用的獨立書桌

a small desk or private working area inside a library, separated from neighbouring desks by low walls or screens, used by one person for quiet reading, writing, or research

例句

Mei-Lin spent three hours in her library carrel finishing her thesis draft.

Mei-Lin 在圖書館的研究桌待了三小時，完成她的論文草稿。

possessive pronoun + library carrel for personal study

The law library has fifty private carrels for graduate students.

這間法學圖書館為研究生提供了五十間個人研究桌。

collocation: private carrel

常見搭配
  • library carrel
  • private carrel
  • study carrel
  • empty carrel
  • reserve a carrel
  • book a carrel
  • carrel in the library
同義詞
  • cubicle

    a more general term for any partitioned work area; carrel specifically means a study space inside a library

  • study booth

    similar in meaning but less common; emphasises the enclosed, booth-like shape

  • desk

    much wider in meaning, does not imply privacy, partitions, or library setting

常見錯誤

I reserved a carrel in the office.
I reserved a carrel in the library.
A carrel is specifically a library study space, not any office cubicle.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • library carrel
  • study carrel

常用片語

  • reserve a carrel
  • book a carrel
  • find an empty carrel

介系詞搭配

  • in a carrel
  • at a carrel