| 单词 |
natatorium |
| 释义 |
natatorium N. Amer.|neɪtəˈtɔərɪəm|
[L. natātōrium a place for swimming.]
A swimming-pool.
1890in Webster. 1897E. Bellamy Equality x. 60, I propose..that we go over to the natatorium and take a plunge. 1900Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. Jan. 473 A considerable number of Wellesley college girls..patronize the Brookline natatorium. 1907Amherst College Catal. 1907–08 104 In the natatorium, swimming is taught by a competent instructor. Every student who on entering college cannot swim, is required to learn the first year. 1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 2 Apr. 2/4 Pearl Moore came to her death by drowning in a pool at the Washington natatorium. 1921Ibid. 6 Oct. 1/5 Plans have been completed for the immediate construction of an up-to-date natatorium in Vancouver. 1966Punch 21 Dec. 921/2 Only in Texas, perhaps, will a man in search of somewhere to swim pick up the Yellow Pages and look under Natatoriums; the directory refers him to Swimming Pools. 1971Parks & Recreation (U.S.) VI. 31 This modern natatorium demonstrated that using a vinyl-coated nylon air-supported structure as the roof in the winter and completely removing it in the summer is a desirable and effective arrangement. |
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