frontispiece

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/|/ˈfɹɒn.tɪsˌpiːs/    美 /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpis/|/ˈfɹɑn.tɪsˌpis/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
    — The viaduct was illustrated as a frontispiece to THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE of September, 1938. [In this case, the frontispiece is between the title page and the first article.]
  2. The title page of a book. archaic
  3. A façade, especially an ornamental one.
  4. A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
  5. A person's face. archaic,humorous,slang
    — He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]
动词 v.
  1. To supply with a frontispiece. rare,transitive
    — The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.

词形变化

frontispieces plural frontispice alternative,archaic frontispieces present,singular,third-person frontispiecing participle,present frontispieced participle,past frontispieced past frontispice alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.
词源 2
From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.
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