a low storey between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors 夹楼,夹层楼面(两层楼面间的楼面,尤指一楼和二楼之间) ■(N. Amer.)the lowest balcony of a theatre, cinema, stadium, etc., or the front rows of the balcony (北美)(戏院、电影院、体育馆等的)最底层楼厅;最底层楼厅前座
adjective
[attrib.](Finance)relating to or denoting unsecured, higher-yielding loans that are subordinate to bank loans and secured loans but rank above equity (金融)夹层融资的(无抵押高利贷款,介乎银行抵押贷款与抵押资产率值之间)
语源
early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian mezzanino, diminutive of mezzano 'middle', from Latin medianus 'median'