一种下部比上部陡的双层屋顶。来自法语mansarde,缩写自toit a la mansarde,折面屋顶，toit,屋顶，词源同thatch,detective,mansarde,来自其设计者17世纪法国建筑师Nicholas Francois Mansart.其中mansard为拼写错误。
英文词源
mansard
1734, from French mansarde, short for toit à la mansarde, a corrupt spelling, named for French architect Nicholas François Mansart (1598-1666), who made use of them.
实用例句
1. The upper story formed by the lower slope of a mansard roof.
