1590s, "study in a cloister," from Medieval Latin carula "small study in a cloister," which is of unknown origin; perhaps from Latin corolla "little crown, garland," used in various senses of "ring" (for example, a c. 1330 description of Stonehenge: "þis Bretons renged about þe feld, þe karole of þe stones beheld"); extended to precincts and spaces enclosed by rails, etc. Specific sense of "private cubicle in a library" is from 1919.
双语例句
1. He then returned to his carrel for his own research.
他接着就回到卡座去作自己的研究.
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英英释意
1. small individual study area in a library
实用场景例句
He then returned to his carrel for his own research.
