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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gal·lery (plural -ler·ies) ETYMOLOGY Middle English galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration of galilaea galilee DATE 15th century 1. a. a roofed promenade : colonnade b. corridor 12. a. an outdoor balcony b. Southern & Midland : porch , veranda c. a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship 3. a. a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor b. a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system; also : a working drift or level in mining c. an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (as a beetle) 4. a. a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art b. an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art c. collection , aggregation the rich gallery of characters in this novel — H. S. Canby 5. a. a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people; especially : the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats b. the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery c. the undiscriminating general public d. the spectators at a sporting event (as a tennis or golf match) 6. a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf) 7. a photographer's studio English Etymology gallery 1500, from M.Fr . galerie "a long portico," from M.L. galeria, of uncertain origin, perhaps alteration of galilea "church porch," which is probably from L. Galilaea "Galilee," the northernmost region of Palestine; church porches sometimes were so called from being at the far end of the church. Sense of "building to house art" first recorded 1591; that of "people who occupy a (theater) gallery" (contrasted with "gentlemen of the pit") first by Lovelace, 1649, hence to play to the gallery (1872)."Super altare Beatæ Mariæ in occidentali porte ejusdem ecclesiæ quæ Galilæ a vocatur." [c.1186 charter in "Durham Cathedral"]http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 gallery gal·lery / 5^AlEri / noun(pl. -ies) 1. a room or building for showing works of art, especially to the public (艺术作品的)陈列室,展览馆；画廊: an art / a picture gallery 美术馆；绘画陈列室 the National Gallery 国家美术馆 ⇨ see also art gallery 2. a small private shop / store where you can see and buy works of art 私家画店 3. an upstairs area at the back or sides of a large hall where people can sit (大厅的)楼座,楼上旁听席: Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court. 法庭宣读谋杀指控时受害者的亲属在公共旁听席观看。 ⇨ see also press gallery 4. the highest level in a theatre where the cheapest seats are (剧场中票价最低的)顶层楼座 5. a long narrow room, especially one used for a particular purpose 长廊；走廊；柱廊 ⇨ see also shooting gallery 6. a level passage under the ground in a mine or cave (矿坑或洞穴中的)水平巷道 IDIOMS ▪ play to the 'gallery to behave in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention 譁众取宠；行为惹人注目 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English gallery noun 1 for art ADJ. art, exhibition, picture, portrait | commercial, private, public | national He offered ten major paintings to start a national gallery of modern British art. VERB + GALLERY go to, visit GALLERY + VERB exhibit sth, show sth Some of his work has been exhibited by local art galleries. | specialize in sth a gallery specializing in ceramics | close, open GALLERY + NOUN space The extension will provide 600 square metres of new gallery space. PREP. at a/the ~ The painting is now on display at the National Gallery in London. | in a/the ~ There were very few people in the gallery. 2 in a hall ADJ. long, wide | first-floor, upper | public The packed public gallery at Teesside Crown Court erupted in a roar of approval. PREP. in a/the ~ I found myself in a wide gallery looking down on the floor below. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: MUSEUM Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged gal·lery \ˈgal(ə)rē, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle French galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration of galilea, galilaea galilee — more at galilee 1. a. : a covered space more or less open at the sides for walking : a roofed promenade : ambulatory , portico , colonnade b. : a main corridor with windows running continuously on one side in an English country house 2. a. : a platform or passageway above ground level resembling a corridor, projecting from an outside wall, and open at the outer edge or having there only a rail or balustrade : balcony ; also South & Midland : porch , veranda b. : a similar raised platform or passageway on the roof of a building c. (1) : a platform at the quarter or around the stern of a ship — see quarter gallery, stern gallery (2) : a gun platform or gun emplacement on a ship or aircraft carrier d. : a raised usually railed walk (as around the upper part of a large engine) to facilitate oiling or inspection 3. a. : a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor b. : a horizontal or nearly horizontal subterranean passageway (as in a cave or excavated part of a military mining system); also : a working drift or level in mining c. : a sunk or cut passageway in a fortification that is covered overhead as well as at the sides d. : a passageway either within the thickness of a wall or projecting on corbels or between a main wall and an arcade (as in the front or flank of a Gothic church) e. : a passage made underground by an animal (as a mole or ant) or in wood by an insect (as a beetle larva) f. : burrow 2 g. : an artificial chamber provided for the collection of groundwater 4. a. : a room, series of rooms, wide corridor, or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art < sculpture displayed in the north gallery > also : a long room or unusually wide corridor used for exhibitions or special ceremonials b. : an institution devoted to the collection and exhibition of works of art < the National Gallery > c. : a business establishment devoted to the exhibition and sale of works of art < a new gallery showing modern prints > d. : rogues' gallery e. : a collection or aggregation (as of varied specimens of one kind of thing) worthy of being put on display as if in a gallery < what a gallery of men these are who line Ireland's Hall of Fame — Saturday Review > < the rich gallery of characters in this novel — H.S.Canby > < the world's gallery of attractive animals — W.E.Swinton > < in portraying his gallery of grotesques — Bergen Evans > < cameramen pick up a gallery of faces of every age, shade, and nationality — Newsweek > < his gallery of humors varies — Encyc. Americana > 5. a. : a platform projecting from one or more interior walls (as of a church or theater) for additional accommodation (as of a part of a congregation or audience) or for special use; especially : the highest of such platforms in a theatre commonly having the cheapest seats b. : the occupants of a gallery; especially : the part of a theater audience that is seated in the top gallery or in the cheapest seats c. : a part of the general public lacking the discriminating taste of the connoisseur d. : a body of spectators (as at a tennis match) or listeners (as at a debate) 6. : any of several netted openings in court tennis below the side penthouse — see winning gallery 7. a. : a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf) b. : an often ornamental ring to support a lampshade or globe c. : a bandlike jewelry setting usually with a pierced or raised design 8. : shooting gallery; especially : an indoor shooting range 9. : a photographer's studio 10. : an upper-floor area open to and projecting over a lower-floor area of a house Synonyms: see balcony |
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