1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, kiöshk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).
实用例句
1. He phoned me from a kiosk.
他在公用电话亭给我打了电话。来自柯林斯例句
2. I was getting cigarettes at the kiosk.
我正在售货亭买烟。来自柯林斯例句
3. We were eating hamburgers at a kiosk.
我们在一家小亭里吃汉堡包.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. When designing kiosk interfaces, carefully consider the use of sound.
