"round building," 1680s, from Italian rotonda, especially the Pantheon, from noun use of Latin rotunda, fem. of rotundus "round" (see rotund). Meaning "circular hall or room within a building" is from 1780.
雙語例句
1. The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.
華盛頓的國(guó)會(huì)大廈有一圓形大廳.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. The Baptistery is a stately rotunda, of huge dimensions, and was a costly structure.
浸禮堂, 是個(gè)面積巨大的圓廳, 也是座豪華的建筑.
來自辭典例句
3. The vast rotunda space can hold eight million books.
巨大的圓形大廳可容納800萬冊(cè)藏書.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. The last such use of the Capitol rotunda was for former President Ronald Reagan in 2004.