vault

英 [vɒlt] 美 [vɑːlt]
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  • n. 拱顶;撑竿跳;地下室
  • vi. 跳跃;成穹状弯曲
  • vt. 做成圆拱形;撑竿跳过
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1. volvere "roll" => vault.
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中文词源

vault 拱顶,保险库

来自拉丁语volutus,弯,拱,来自PIE*wel,弯,转,词源同wall,evolve,引申词义保险库,撑杆跳。

英语词源

vault
vault: Vault ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta, which was used as a noun meaning ‘turn’, hence ‘curved roof’.

English acquired it via Old French voute or vaute. The use of vaulted ceilings in underground rooms led in the 16th century to the application of vault to ‘burial chamber’. Also from volvere came Vulgar Latin *volvitāre ‘turn a horse’, hence ‘leap, gambol’. This passed via Italian voltare and French volter into English as vault.

=> involve, revolve, volume
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.

权威例句

1. He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.
他指示马蒂尔达的遗体必须葬在家族墓穴里。
2. He could easily vault the wall.
他可以轻松地翻过墙去。
3. The old patrician was buried in the family vault.
这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里.
4. The gold was reached the bank's vault under convoy of armed guards.
这些黄金在武装警卫的护运下安全运达银行保险库.
5. The vault of this cathedral is very high.
这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高.

词语辨析

【tomb, grave, vault】
这组词都有“坟墓,墓穴”的意思,其区别是:
tomb: 语气比grave庄重,指有建筑工程的坟墓,可在地上,也可在地下。
grave: 一般的土墓,指埋葬尸体的场所。
vault: 指地下存放尸体或棺材的地方,也指用混凝土预制的墓穴。

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