triangular part of the facade of a Greek-style building, 1660s, alteration of periment, peremint (1590s), of unknown origin, "said to be a workmen's term" [OED]; probably a dialectal garbling of pyramid, the connection perhaps being the triangular shape. Sometimes associated with ped- "foot." Other possibilities include Latin pedamentum "vine-stalk, prop," and Italian pedamento, which at the time this word entered English meant "foundation, basework, footing." Meaning "base, foundation" is from 1726, by inflience of Latin pedem "foot."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. There were telescreens all round the pediment.
紀(jì)念碑的山墻周圍,又布滿了電幕.
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2. IT media had a kind of pediment really brilliant lively.
IT媒體的確有了一種山花爛漫的熱鬧.
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3. Wait for when pediment is brilliant, they laugh in the clump.
待到山花爛漫時(shí), 她們?cè)趨仓行?
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4. The flying long - tail bird foils the pediment, displaying a lovely and harmonious nature.