caravanserai
[,kærə'vænsəraɪ]
- n. 大旅舍；商队旅馆
英英释义
- 1. an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
英文词源
- caravanserai (n.)
- 1590s, carvanzara, "Eastern inn (with a large central court) catering to caravans," ultimately from Persian karwan-sarai, from karwan (see caravan) + sara'i "palace, mansion; inn," from Iranian base *thraya- "to protect" (see seraglio).
词态变化
复数: caravanserais;