Latticework
“Latticework” 指的是一种由木条、金属条或其他材料交叉重叠形成的格子状结构（网格）。它既可以作为建筑的支撑结构，也可以作为装饰性屏风、篱笆或窗户的遮光物。
- “The garden was surrounded by a beautiful white wooden latticework.” (花园周围环绕着漂亮的白色木制格子篱笆。)
- “The sunlight filtered through the latticework of the porch, creating patterns on the floor.” (阳光透过门廊的格子窗，在地上投射出图案。)
- “The climbers were trained to grow up the metal latticework on the side of the house.” (攀援植物被引导着沿着房子一侧的金属格架生长。)
由 “lattice” (格子) 和 “work” (工艺/制品) 组成。“Lattice” 源自古法语 “latis”，最初指由细长木条（lath）制成的结构。
由两个独立词素组合而成，无特定词缀。
“Latticework” 在世界各地的建筑中都很常见，如伊斯兰建筑中的 “Mashrabiya”（木格窗）或中国园林中的花窗。它在提供隐私和遮阳的同时，也能保持通风。
- 相关词: lattice (名词/动词)
Lattice (格栅) + Work (作品/结构)。想象果派（pie）表面的交叉网格，或者花园里的攀爬架。
“Old Mrs. Higgins spent her afternoons sitting behind the intricate latticework of her balcony. From there, she could watch the busy street below without anyone being able to see her face through the tiny diamond-shaped openings.” (希金斯老太太下午总是坐在阳台复杂的格窗后面。从那里，她可以观察下面繁忙的街道，而没人能透过那些细小的菱形孔洞看到她的脸。)