attic 音标拼音: ['ætɪk]
n . 阁楼,顶楼
阁楼,顶楼
Attic adj 1 :
of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times ; "
Attic Greek "
n 1 :
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof ;
often used for storage [
synonym : {
loft }, {
attic },
{
garret }]
2 :
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia [
synonym : {
Attic }, {
Ionic }, {
Ionic dialect },
{
Classical Greek }]
3 :
informal terms for a human head [
synonym : {
attic }, {
bean },
{
bonce }, {
noodle }, {
noggin }, {
dome }]
4 : (
architecture )
a low wall at the top of the entablature ;
hides the roof Attic \
At "
tic \,
a . [
L .
Atticus ,
Gr . ?.]
Of or pertaining to Attica ,
in Greece ,
or to Athens ,
its principal city ;
marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians ;
classical ;
refined .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Attic base } (
Arch .),
a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster ,
described by Vitruvius ,
applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "
Roman Doric "
orders ,
and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance .
{
Attic faith },
inviolable faith .
{
Attic purity },
special purity of language .
{
Attic salt }, {
Attic wit },
a poignant ,
delicate wit ,
peculiar to the Athenians .
{
Attic story }.
See {
Attic },
n .
{
Attic style },
a style pure and elegant .
[
1913 Webster ]
Attic \
At "
tic \,
n . [
In sense (
a )
from F .
attique ,
orig .
meaning Attic .
See {
Attic },
a .]
1 . (
Arch .)
(
a )
A low story above the main order or orders of a facade ,
in the classical styles ; --
a term introduced in the 17th century .
Hence :
(
b )
A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior ;
all the rooms immediately below the roof .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
An Athenian ;
an Athenian author .
[
1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
attic ":
archives ,
armory ,
arsenal ,
attic room ,
bank ,
basement ,
bay ,
bin ,
bonded warehouse ,
bookcase ,
box ,
bunker ,
buttery ,
cargo dock ,
cellar ,
chest ,
closet ,
cockloft ,
conservatory ,
crate ,
crib ,
cupboard ,
depository ,
depot ,
dock ,
drawer ,
dump ,
exchequer ,
garret ,
glory hole ,
godown ,
hayloft ,
hold ,
hutch ,
junk room ,
library ,
locker ,
loft ,
lumber room ,
lumberyard ,
magasin ,
magazine ,
rack ,
repertory ,
repository ,
reservoir ,
rick ,
shelf ,
sky parlor ,
stack ,
stack room ,
stock room ,
storage ,
store ,
storehouse ,
storeroom ,
supply base ,
supply depot ,
tank ,
treasure house ,
treasure room ,
treasury ,
vat ,
vault ,
warehouse ,
wine cellar
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "
Attic ":
Ciceronian ,
aesthetic ,
artistic ,
biting ,
brilliant ,
chaste ,
choice ,
classic ,
classical ,
clear ,
clever ,
common ,
commonplace ,
direct ,
droll ,
easy ,
elegant ,
everyday ,
excellent ,
facetious ,
finished ,
funny ,
garden ,
garden -
variety ,
graceful ,
gracile ,
homely ,
homespun ,
household ,
humorous ,
humorsome ,
in good taste ,
jesting ,
jocose ,
jocular ,
joking ,
joky ,
joshing ,
keen ,
keen -
witted ,
limpid ,
lucid ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
mordant ,
natural ,
neat ,
nimble -
witted ,
nondescript ,
of choice ,
of quality ,
ordinary ,
pellucid ,
perspicuous ,
plain ,
pleasing ,
pointed ,
polished ,
prosaic ,
prosy ,
pungent ,
pure ,
pure and simple ,
quick -
witted ,
quiet ,
rapier -
like ,
refined ,
restrained ,
round ,
salt ,
salty ,
scintillating ,
sharp ,
simple ,
smart ,
sparkling ,
sprightly ,
straightforward ,
subdued ,
tasteful ,
terse ,
trim ,
unaffected ,
understated ,
unlabored ,
unobtrusive ,
well -
chosen ,
whimsical ,
witty ,
workaday ,
workday
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