(尤指古罗马的)公共浴场、温泉浴场;常指规模宏大的“罗马浴场”建筑群。(在英语中多作复数名词使用。)
/ˈθɜːrmiː/
The tourists visited the thermae in Rome.
游客参观了罗马的公共浴场(古罗马浴场)。
Archaeologists believe the thermae functioned not only as baths but also as social centers where people exercised, read, and discussed politics.
考古学家认为,这些公共浴场不仅用于洗浴,也充当社交中心,人们在此锻炼、阅读并讨论政治。
thermae 源自拉丁语 thermae(公共温泉浴场),而拉丁语又借自希腊语 thermai(温泉、热浴),与 thermos(热的)同源。因此它本质上与“热、温泉、热浴”这一概念密切相关。