• n. 閣樓；頂層公寓，屋頂房間

來自盎格魯法語pantiz,縮寫自古法語apentis,附屬，懸掛，來自拉丁語appendere,懸掛，依附，詞源同append,pendant.原指樓頂臨時搭建的小帳篷或小屋子之類，后用于指閣樓豪華套房。拼寫受house影響俗化。

penthouse

penthouse: [14] Penthouse has no etymological connection with house. It comes from Anglo- Norman *pentis, an abbreviated version of Old French apentis. This in turn went back to Latin appendicium ‘additional attached part’, a derivative of appendēre ‘attach’ (source of English append [15] and appendix [16]), which was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pending, pendulum, etc).

It arrived in English as pentis, and was used for a sort of ‘lean-to with a sloping roof’. A perceived semantic connection with houses led by the late 14th century to its reformulation as penthouse, but its application to a ‘(luxurious) flat on top of a tall block’ did not emerge until the 20th century.
=> append, pendulum

penthouse (n.)

pendize, early 14c., from Anglo-French pentiz, a shortening of Old French apentis "attached building, appendage," from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendere "to hang" (see append). Modern spelling is from c. 1530, by folk etymology influence of Middle French pente "slope," and English house (the meaning at that time was "attached building with a sloping roof or awning"). Originally a simple structure (Middle English homilies describe Jesus' birthplace in the manger as a "penthouse"); meaning "apartment or small house built on the roof of a skyscraper" first recorded 1921, from which time dates its association with luxury.

1. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.

莉莉住在公園大道附近的一套頂層豪華公寓里。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The manager himself ushered Jill to an enormous penthouse suite.

經理親自陪吉爾走進一套寬敞的樓頂套間.

來自辭典例句

3. Is that the one of the rounds from the penthouse?

這是從樓頂套房拿來的那發子彈?

來自電影對白

4. Two bedroom ( 4 persons ) fully self contained split level penthouse apartment.

兩居室 ( 4位客人 ) 全裝修復式頂層閣樓.

來自互聯網

5. You cant buy a penthouse with a gold star.

因為你無法用小五角星去買豪宅.

來自互聯網