attic

名词 attic:

1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
   同义词：loft, garret
2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens
   同义词：Classical Greek
3. informal terms for a human head
   同义词：bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
4. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

形容词 attic:

1. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times

1. I spent the day ferreting (about) in the attic (for old photographs).
   我一整天都在阁楼上翻找(旧照片).
2. I unearthed the portrait from the attic.
   我从阁楼上搜出这幅画像。
3. A characteristic feature of Attic Greek.
   雅典式的习语，文体，风格等古希腊雅典个性风格
4. We're a bit cramped for space in this attic.
   在这间阁楼里我们有点活动不开。
5. From his attic window he looked out over a wilderness of roofs.
   从他阁楼的窗子望出去，他看到一大片屋顶。
6. He made the attic in the small house a reading room.
   他把小屋的阁楼当作阅读室。

at.tic

n.（名词）
A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
顶楼，阁楼：建筑中，尤其是房子中间屋顶下面的楼层或房屋
A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical faôade.
飞檐矮墙，飞檐矮楼：古典建筑中正面飞檐上的矮墙或矮楼

来源：
From Attic story [story of a building enclosed by one decorative structure placed above another, much taller decorative structure, usually involving the Attic order, an architectural order having square columns of any of the basic five orders]
源自 Attic story [房屋中紧挨装饰结构的一层，位于另一较高装饰结构上，通常包括古典式样，即五个基本柱式都是方形柱的式样]
from French attique
源自 法语 attique
from attique [Attic]
源自 attique [古典的，高雅的]
from Latin Atticus * see Attic
源自 拉丁语 Atticus *参见 Attic