louver
/ˈluːvə//ˈluːvɚ/
词源链
- gem
派生
- 英语English
louver
词源说明
Inherited from Middle English lover, from Old French lovier, lover (“skylight”), from Medieval Latin *lōdārium (attested as lōvārium), extension of lōdium, of unclear origin, but probably of Germanic origin and related to Frankish *laubijā (“shelter”). Compare Old Norse ljóri.
释义
名词noun
- 1A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]
- 2chiefly in the pluralA series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]
- 3(automotive) Any of a system