A pediment is the wide, three-sided shape that sits over the front of a building, above the door or above a row of columns. Picture a triangle lying on its long side.

A pediment is一個pediment是 the wide, three-sided shape那種寬寬的、三邊形的形狀，that sits over the front of a building蓋在建築物正面上方的，above the door or above a row of columns在門的上方、或一排柱子的上方。Picture想像一下 a triangle一個三角形 lying on its long side用長邊躺著的樣子。

You see it a lot on old Greek temples, and later on banks, museums, and grand houses that copied that look. Builders also put a smaller pediment over a window.

You see it a lot你常常會看到它 on old Greek temples在古希臘神廟上，and later on banks, museums, and grand houses後來也出現在銀行、博物館，和模仿那種風格的豪宅上，that copied that look模仿那種樣子的。Builders建築師 also put a smaller pediment也還會加一個比較小的pediment over a window在窗戶上方。

It is an architecture word: you will meet it in books about buildings more than at the dinner table. Though actually, not every pediment is a perfect pointed triangle — some are broken in the middle on purpose, and some are gently curved — but the simple Greek one is the picture most people have.

It is這是 an architecture word一個建築的詞：you will meet it你會在建築的書裡遇到它 in books about buildings，more than at the dinner table比在餐桌上聊天遇到的機會多得多。Though actually不過其實，not every pediment並不是每個pediment都 is a perfect pointed triangle是完美的尖三角形——some are broken in the middle on purpose有些故意在中間斷開，and some are gently curved有些則是微微彎曲的——but the simple Greek one不過那個簡單的希臘款式 is the picture most people have才是大多數人心裡的畫面。