
arcade
词源
源自法语 'arcade',最终来自拉丁语 'arcus'(拱门),17世纪通过意大利语 'arcata'(拱形结构)进入英语。
noun
❶ 指由拱门或柱子支撑的长廊或通道,常见于建筑物之间或商业街区,提供遮阳避雨的步行空间。
“We walked through the historic arcade lined with small shops.”
(我们穿过两旁布满小店铺的历史拱廊。)
“The shopping arcade was decorated with twinkling lights for Christmas.”
(购物拱廊为圣诞节装饰了闪烁的灯光。)
❶ 指电子游戏厅,内有投币式街机游戏设备,常见于娱乐场所或商场中。
“Teenagers spent hours playing games at the video arcade.”
(青少年在电子游戏厅里玩了好几个小时的游戏。)
“The arcade was filled with the sounds of pinball machines.”
(游戏厅里充满了弹球机的声响。)
常见短语
shopping arcade — 指专为购物设计的拱廊式商业街区,通常两侧排列着精品店或咖啡馆。
“The boutique dresses in the shopping arcade were too expensive for me.”
(购物拱廊里的精品店连衣裙对我来说太贵了。)
arcade game — 专为游戏厅设计的投币式电子游戏机,通常具有独立的操作台和显示屏幕。
“My high score on that arcade game still stands after ten years.”
(我在那款街机游戏上的最高分保持了十年未被打破。)