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Vault Latin French Turn Leap Arched Provisions Roof

单词 vault
音标 [vɔ:lt]
解释 n.拱顶;地窖
红宝书 【英】 n.拱顶 (an arched structure);地窖 (an underground storage compartment)
【考】 larder : provisions / vault : valuables(食品柜储藏食品/地 窖储藏贵重物品)
【例】 the vault of heaven(天穹) / wine vaults(酒窖)
字源 vault (n.1)
"arched roof or ceiling," c.1300, vaute, from Old French voute "arch, vaulting, vaulted roof or chamber," from Vulgar Latin *volta, contraction of *volvita, noun use of fem. of *volvitus, alteration of Latin volutus "bowed, arched," past participle of volvere "to turn, turn around, roll" (see volvox). The -l- appeared in English c.1400, an etymological insertion in imitation of earlier forms (compare fault (n.)).
vault (v.1)
"jump or leap over," especially by aid of the hands or a pole, 1530s, transitive (implied in vaulting); 1560s, intransitive, from Middle French volter "to gambol, leap," from Italian voltare "to turn," from Vulgar Latin *volvitare "to turn, leap," frequentative of Latin volvere "to turn, turn around, roll" (see volvox). Related: Vaulted; vaulting.
vault (n.2)
"a leap," especially using the hands or a pole, 1570s, from vault (v.1).
vault (v.2)
"to form with a vault or arched roof," late 14c., from Old French vaulter, volter, from voute "arch, vaulted roof" (see vault (n.1)). Related: Vaulted; vaulting.
不择手段背单词 n. 地窖; 金库, 保险库(用作贵重物品的安全存放)
【记】因为家里有vault, 所以值得vaunt
【类】larder: provisions = vault: valuables食品柜储藏食品 = 地窖储藏贵重物品
趣味全助记 【记】音:握,卧 + 跳 弯着跳过拱顶;valued 值钱的东西都放到vault里;wall + 凸,凸出来的墙

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