garage-door

UK/ˈɡær.ɑːʒ dɔː(r)/US/ɡəˈrɑːʒ dɔːr/

释义

n.

车库门

词源

概述

garage-door 是一个现代复合词,其词源故事清晰地反映了其功能。garage 来自法语,原指“庇护所”,后专指存放汽车的场所;door 是日耳曼语源的古老词汇,泛指各种入口屏障。两者结合直指“车库的门”,词义由两个语素字面叠加构成,毫无歧义地指向现代含义。

例句

The garage-door opener is not working, so we have to open it manually.

车库门开启器坏了,所以我们得手动开门。

He painted the garage-door white to match the house.

他把车库门漆成了白色,以与房子相配。

A loud noise came from the garage-door as it rolled up.

卷帘车库门在升起时发出了很大的噪音。