1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, kiöshk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).
雙語例句
1. He phoned me from a kiosk.
他在公用電話亭給我打了電話。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I was getting cigarettes at the kiosk.
我正在售貨亭買煙。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We were eating hamburgers at a kiosk.
我們在一家小亭裏吃漢堡包.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. When designing kiosk interfaces, carefully consider the use of sound.