人字坡【英】

gable ceiling

定义

也称“人字披”，洞窟顶部呈人字形坡面的窟顶。早期洞窟的特征之一。窟顶的前部作成两面坡的屋面形式，坡面上塑出或绘出椽子，椽间望板上满绘各种图案。

It is one of the features of the earlier grottoes, also called “herringbone slope”. It is composed of two slopes meeting at the top of the grotto, making it look like a herringbone; the front part of the roof is made into two plane slopes and on the slopes, rafters are molded or painted, between which different patterns are drawn on the roof boards.