Attic
['ætɪk]
解释:
(noun.) (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof.
(noun.) informal terms for a human head.
(noun.) the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia.
(adj.) of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; 'Attic Greek' .
录入:奥维尔--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
(a.) A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
(a.) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
(a.) An Athenian; an Athenian author.
埃斯蒂斯整理
同义词及近义词：
a. Chaste, classic, classical, pure, correct, refined, elegant, polished, in good taste.
n. [1]. Athenian, Athenian author.[2]. Garret, loft, cockloft, upper story.
科迪莉亚整理
解释:
adj. pertaining to Attica or to Athens: chaste refined elegant like the Athenians.—v.t. Att′icise to make conformable to the language or idiom of Attica.—v.i. to use the idioms of the Athenians: to side with the Athenians to affect Attic or Greek style or manners.—n. At′ticism.—Attic salt wit of a dry delicate and refined quality.
n. (archit.) a low story above the cornice that terminates the main part of an elevation: a room in the roof of a house.
杰弗里校对
娱乐性解释：
To dream that you are in an attic, denotes that you are entertaining hopes which will fail of materialization. For a young woman to dream that she is sleeping in an attic, foretells that she will fail to find contentment in her present occupation.
本校对
例句:
- The attic was no pleasant place: I believe he did not know how unpleasant it was, or he never would have locked me in with so little ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- There she was, doing all this in a quiet motherly manner as if she were living in Mrs. Blinder's attic with Tom and Emma again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- He then led the way inside, and went over the whole building from basement to attic. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- The sun had been shining brightly all day on the roof of my attic, and the room was warm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- In fact, this hallway, with its conglomerate contents, may well be considered a scientific attic. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, standing in a little attic at No. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- When my father took over the Horsham property, he, at my request, made a careful examination of the attic, which had been always locked up. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- She grumbles so much about the stairs at Heston; and the girl is to have that sloping attic over your room and mamma's. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Another burst of attic sentiment blazed forth. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- And the language of the court and administration was Attic Greek. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- To the head-bandage was pinned a slip of paper: it bore in pencil these mocking words-- The nun of the attic bequeaths to Lucy Snowe her wardrobe. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- This birthplace of Edison remains the plain, substantial little brick house it was originally: one-storied, with rooms finished on the attic floor. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- She soon learned to think with respect of her own little attic at Mansfield Park, in _that_ house reckoned too small for anybody's comfort. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- I suppose, sister, you will put the child in the little white attic, near the old nurseries. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- I have been talking to the Rector, and for the last few moments I have been watching you, my Attic nightingale. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- I could not bear to have her ten miles from me; and as for Pulvis Lodge, the attics are dreadful. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- I followed still, up a very narrow staircase to the attics, and thence by a ladder and through a trap-door to the roof of the hall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- This house is so beautifully fitted up, even to the very attics, that it would be quite a pity to leave it, said Fanny. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
录入:罗宾逊