1624, origin uncertain (first recorded use is by Capt. John Smith), perhaps from Middle French auvans, plural of auvent "a sloping roof," "itself of doubtful etym[ology]" (OED). A nautical term only until sense of "cover for windows or porch" emerged 1852.
双语例句
1. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat.
他离开遮阳篷，手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.
在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.
几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨.
来自辞典例句
4. One evening, we sat talking very friendly together under an awning.
