sill

sill
(亦作 主建筑 cill)
noun
  1. a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway
    基石;底木;窗台;门槛
    ■a strong horizontal beam forming a base in the frame of a timber-framed building
    (木框架建筑的)底框梁
    ■a strong horizontal member at the base of any structure, e.g. in the frame of a motor or rail vehicle
    (机动车或有轨电车等的)底框梁
    ■(Geology)a tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between and parallel with the existing strata
    (地质)岩床。 比较dyke
    ■an underwater ridge or rock ledge extending across the bed of a body of water
    海底山脊
语源
  1. Old English syll, sylle 'horizontal beam forming a foundation', of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle 'threshold'
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