cupola
/ˈkjuːpələ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkjuːpələ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkyü-pə-lə/ (ame, mw)
cupola — 名詞
- cupolasingular
- cupolasplural
1. a small, often round little tower that rises from the roof of a building, someti
圓頂小塔
屋頂或大圓頂上的小型圓頂結構
a small, often round little tower that rises from the roof of a building, sometimes letting in light or fresh air, and often added just for decoration.
A white cupola crowned the old church beside the village square.
一座白色的圓頂小塔聳立在村莊廣場旁的老教堂上。
noun phrase: a cupola crowned [building]
Ayana climbed the narrow stairs to the cupola for a wide view of the harbor.
Ayana 走上狹窄的樓梯到圓頂小塔，從那裡可以看到整個港口。
collocation: climb to the cupola
The barn had a small wooden cupola with a weather vane spinning on top.
那座穀倉上有一個小小的木製圓頂小塔，頂端還有一個轉動的風向標。
Workers repainted the copper cupola above the town hall last summer.
工人們去年夏天重新粉刷了市政廳上方的銅製圓頂小塔。
From the garden, Takeshi could see sunlight glinting on the gold cupola.
從花園望去，Takeshi 可以看到陽光在金色的圓頂小塔上閃閃發亮。
- dome
broader term; a dome is the round roof itself, while a cupola is usually smaller and sits on top of a roof
- lantern
in architecture, a small structure on a roof or dome that lets in light — close in meaning to cupola
- belvedere
a small rooftop structure built for the view; overlaps when the cupola is used as a lookout
用法筆記
Frequently used in architectural description; subject is typically a church, hall, barn, or palace. Often paired with adjectives of material (wooden, copper, gold) or size (small, tiny).