amenity

amenity — noun

1. a useful feature or service in a town, hotel, or other place that makes life mor

1.名詞B1
釋義

a useful feature or service in a town, hotel, or other place that makes life more pleasant or comfortable for the people who live or stay there — for example, a swimming pool, a park, or a shopping centre.

例句

The new park near Mei's apartment offers children's playgrounds and picnic areas as free public amenities.

public amenities

Hiroshi checked the hotel website to see if it had a swimming pool and a gym among its amenities.

among its amenities

同義詞
  • facility

    broader term; 'facility' can also mean a building built for a specific purpose (e.g. a hospital), while 'amenity' focuses on comfort and enjoyment.

  • convenience

    focuses on saving time or effort rather than leisure; 'convenience' is often used for smaller time-saving features.

  • service

    more general; 'service' covers actions provided (cleaning, transport), while 'amenity' is about physical features.

文法句型

amenity + noun (modifier)

plural: amenities

用法筆記

This sense is countable and very commonly used in the plural form 'amenities' when listing multiple features.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel has many amenity like a pool and a spa.
✅The hotel has many amenities, like a pool and a spa.
💡'amenity' in this sense is usually plural when listing multiple features.

2. the basic things, such as running water, heating, and electricity, that people n

2.名詞B2
釋義

the basic things, such as running water, heating, and electricity, that people need to live in a comfortable and safe way.

例句

The old farmhouse lacked basic amenities like hot water and indoor heating when Ananya first moved in.

basic amenities

After the earthquake, aid workers delivered supplies to restore essential amenities to the affected villages.

essential amenities

同義詞
  • necessity

    broader; 'necessity' can refer to anything essential (food, medicine), while 'amenities' in this sense are specifically about home comfort features.

  • provision

    focuses on the act of supplying; 'provision' is more abstract than the physical features described by 'amenities'.

文法句型

basic amenities

modern amenities

essential amenities

用法筆記

This sense is always used in the plural form 'amenities' — you cannot say 'a basic amenity' to mean a single basic necessity.

常見錯誤

❌The cottage has no basic amenity like running water.
✅The cottage has no basic amenities like running water.
💡Use the plural 'amenities' for basic necessities, even when listing just one example.

3. the quality of being pleasant, gentle, and agreeable — describing a place, situa

3.名詞C1
釋義

the quality of being pleasant, gentle, and agreeable — describing a place, situation, or atmosphere that feels comfortable and appealing.

例句

Guests at the mountain lodge often praised the amenity of the garden, with its peaceful paths and shady trees.

the amenity of the garden

The amenity of the coastal climate attracted many retired couples to the small fishing town.

同義詞
  • pleasantness

    more straightforward and common; 'pleasantness' can describe people's behaviour, while 'amenity' in this sense is mostly about places and atmospheres.

  • agreeableness

    similar but more often used for people's personalities than for surroundings.

反義詞
  • unpleasantness

    the opposite of pleasantness; a place with an unpleasant atmosphere has little amenity.

文法句型

the amenity of + noun

用法筆記

This sense is formal and uncountable; it is much less common in modern everyday English than senses 1 and 2. It typically describes a place's atmosphere rather than a specific feature.