1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, ki?shk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).
例文
1. He phoned me from a kiosk .
彼は公衆電話ボックスで私に電話をかけてきた。/
2.I was getting cigaretes at the kiosk .
私は販売店でタバコを買っています。
3.We were eating hamburgers at a kiosk .
私たちは小さな亭でハンバーガーを食べます。
4.When designing kiosk interfaces,carefully consider the use of sound.