cornice
/ˈkɔːnɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːrnɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯr-nəs How to pronounce cornice (audio) -nish How to pronounce cornice (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cornice — 名詞
- cornicesingular
- cornicesplural
1. a shaped band or outward ledge placed near a room's ceiling or on a building's u
線腳；簷飾
房內牆頂或建築上緣的裝飾線條
a shaped band or outward ledge placed near a room's ceiling or on a building's upper edge to make that boundary look finished and decorative
Renata repaired the cracked cornice above the dining room windows.
Renata 修補了餐廳窗戶上方那道裂開的線腳。
common location: cornice above interior windows
Workers cleaned the stone cornice before repainting the museum entrance.
工人在重刷博物館入口前，先清理了石製簷飾。
collocation: stone cornice
A line of birds rested on the old church cornice at sunset.
日落時，一排鳥停在那座老教堂的簷飾上。
Theo chose a simpler cornice to match the low ceiling.
Theo 選了較簡單的線腳，好配合較低的天花板。
The hotel lobby looked grander after new plaster cornices were installed.
裝上新的石膏線腳後，飯店大廳看起來更氣派了。
文法句型
a cornice above + window/door
stone cornice
plaster cornice
用法筆記
Usually names the decorative edge itself, whether it runs inside a room at ceiling level or along the upper outside part of a building. For a box that hides curtain hardware above a window, sense 2 is more likely.
常見錯誤
2. a stiff decorative cover fixed above a window to hide the rail, rod, or fittings
窗簾盒
窗頂用來遮住簾軌的裝飾框
a stiff decorative cover fixed above a window to hide the rail, rod, or fittings used to hang curtains
Min ordered a wooden cornice to hide the curtain track.
Min 訂做了一個木製窗簾盒來遮住窗簾軌道。
purpose: hide the curtain track
The designer covered the window cornice with blue fabric.
設計師用藍色布料包覆了那個窗戶上的窗簾盒。
collocation: window cornice
Jisoo dusted the cornice above the bedroom curtains every week.
Jisoo 每週都會擦拭臥室窗簾上方的窗簾盒。
A padded cornice softened the sharp lines around the nursery window.
加了襯墊的窗簾盒柔化了育兒房窗邊的硬線條。
- cornice board
a fuller term for the same rigid window-top covering
- valance
can also hang above a window, but it is often soft fabric rather than a stiff board
文法句型
a cornice above + curtains
window cornice
fabric-covered cornice
用法筆記
Common in interior-decoration writing and product descriptions. Unlike sense 1, this sense is tied specifically to a window treatment and its hidden fittings.
常見錯誤
cornice — 動詞
- cornicepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cornices3rd person singular
- cornicing-ing form
- cornicedpast simple
1. to add a cornice to a room, doorway, or building so that its upper edge looks fi
加線腳
在上緣裝上裝飾線條
to add a cornice to a room, doorway, or building so that its upper edge looks finished and decorative
Builders corniced the new library ceiling with carved plaster panels.
工人在新圖書館的天花板加上了雕花石膏線腳。
pattern: cornice + ceiling with + material
The restoration team corniced the doorway to match the original hall.
修復團隊為了配合原本的大廳樣式，替門口加了線腳。
Craft workers corniced the stage front before the festival opened.
工藝工人在節慶開幕前替舞台前緣加上了線腳。
Nikhil hired specialists to cornice the shop with painted wood.
Nikhil 請專家用彩繪木料為店面加裝線腳。
文法句型
cornice + room/building/doorway
be corniced with + material
用法筆記
Seen mainly in architecture, restoration, or design writing. Everyday English is more likely to use longer phrases such as 'add a cornice' or 'put up decorative molding'.