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caravanserai

[,kærə'vænsəraɪ]

n. 大旅舍；商队旅馆

英文词源

caravanserai (n.): 1590s, carvanzara, "Eastern inn (with a large central court) catering to caravans," ultimately from Persian karwan-sarai, from karwan (see caravan) + sara'i "palace, mansion; inn," from Iranian base *thraya- "to protect" (see seraglio).