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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries天井の高い
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tenjō no takai
"この図書館は天井が高く設計されています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a roof or ceiling that is significantly higher than average, creating a spacious and airy environment.
"The art gallery featured high-ceiling rooms that easily accommodated monumental sculptures." - 2
Metaphorically possessing great potential for development, improvement, or future performance.
"The tech startup is a high-ceiling investment with massive room for expansion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English adjective 'hēah' (meaning tall or elevated) and the Middle English noun 'ceiling' (ultimately from Old French 'ciel', meaning sky or canopy). Originally used in architecture to describe rooms with an elevated vertical distance from floor to roof, the term has evolved to also metaphorically describe vast potential or capacity for growth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "High-ceiling" is said worldwide
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haut de plafond
Transliteration: o də plafɔ̃
"Cet appartement haussmannien est très haut de plafond."
hochdecken
Transliteration: hoːxˌdɛkn̩
"Das historische Gebäude hat wunderschöne hochdecken Räume."
con soffitti alti
Transliteration: kon sofːiːti alti
"La sala da pranzo è ampia e con soffitti alti."
de techos altos
Transliteration: de ˈtetʃos ˈaltos
"Compraron una casa antigua de techos altos."
de pé-direito alto
Transliteration: dʒi pɛ diˈrejtu ˈawtu
"A sala de estar tem um pé-direito alto impressionante."
ऊंची छत वाला
Transliteration: oonchi chhat wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह कमरा बहुत ऊंची छत वाला है।"
高天花板的
Transliteration: gāo tiānhuābǎn de
Script: 中文汉字
"这座房子的客厅是高天花板的设计。"
천장이 높은
Transliteration: cheonjang-i nopeun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 아파트는 천장이 높아 개방감이 좋습니다."
天井の高い
Transliteration: tenjō no takai
Script: 日本語
"この図書館は天井が高く設計されています。"
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