also verandah, 1711, from Hindi varanda, which probably is from Portuguese varanda, originally "long balcony or terrace," of uncertain origin, possibly related to Spanish baranda "railing," and ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra "barrier, bar." French véranda is borrowed from English.
That the word as used in England and in France was brought by the English from India need not be doubted. But either in the same sense, or in one closely analogous, it appears to have existed, quite independently, in Portuguese and Spanish; and the manner in which it occurs without explanation in the very earliest narrative of the adventure of the Portuguese in India ... seems almost to preclude the possibility of their having learned it in that country for the first time .... [Col. Henry Yule and A.C. Burnell, "Hobson-Jobson, A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases," 1903]
中文解释
1. bar => veranda.2. 谐音“卧廊的、卧廊的儿、卧廊台”。
实用例句
1. There is a wide veranda under the overhang of the roof.
悬吊的屋顶下是一条宽阔的游廊。来自柯林斯例句
2. They had their coffee and tea on the veranda.
他们在阳台上喝咖啡和茶。来自柯林斯例句
3. Attached to the front of the house, there was a large veranda.
