athenaeum
[,æθi'ni:əm]
- n. [建] 雅典娜神庙；阅览室，图书馆
英英释义
- 1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
- 2. a place where reading materials are available
实用场景例句
- Maria finished school, and then became the librarian of the Nantucket Athenaeum.
- 中学毕业后, 玛丽当上了南塔克特学会的图书管理员.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. Maria finished school, and then became the librarian of the Nantucket Athenaeum.
- 中学毕业后, 玛丽当上了南塔克特学会的图书管理员.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- Athenaeum (n.)
- 1727, from Latinized form of Greek Athenaion "the temple of Athene," in ancient Athens, in which professors taught and actors or poets rehearsed. Meaning "literary club-room or reading room" is from 1799; "literary or scientific club" is from 1864.