释义
n.
an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
门厅， 前厅。
an enclosed entrance compartment in a railway carriage
（火车车厢）通过台，通廊，连廊。
【剖】 前庭，尤指：
the central cavity of the labyrinth of the inner ear
内耳迷路的前庭。
the part of the mouth outside the teeth
口腔前庭。
the space in the vulva into which both the urethra and vagina open
阴道前庭。
词源
"early 17th cent． （denoting the space in front of the main entrance of a Roman or Greek building）： from French, or from Latin
