arcades

IPA/ɑːˈkeɪd/
KK[ɑrkˈedz]IPA/ɑːrˈkeɪd/

arcades — noun

  • arcadessingular
  • arcadesesplural

1. a covered passage or street with shops on both sides, often built with a glass r

1.名詞B1
釋義

a covered passage or street with shops on both sides, often built with a glass roof overhead so that people can walk and browse without going outside.

例句

The old shopping arcade in Lisbon has tiny bakeries and bookshops along its tiled corridor.

countable: a shopping arcade

Mei-Ling bought a leather notebook at a small stationery shop inside the arcade.

同義詞
  • gallery

    a covered walkway that may or may not have shops; more architectural in tone

  • passageway

    a general term for a narrow corridor; does not imply shops

  • colonnade

    a row of columns supporting a roof; usually open on one side and less focused on retail

文法句型

the + arcade

arcade + noun (arcade shops)

用法筆記

Often refers to a historic or architecturally notable shopping street with a roof. Modern indoor malls are usually called 'shopping centres' rather than arcades.

常見錯誤

❌Let us meet at the arcade' (without context — unclear).
✅Let us meet at the shopping arcade on Nanjing East Road.
💡add context or use 'shopping arcade' to avoid confusion with game arcades.

2. a roofed footway with a row of arches carried on pillars, typically running besi

2.名詞B2
釋義

a roofed footway with a row of arches carried on pillars, typically running beside a building and giving pedestrians shelter from rain or sun.

例句

Students sat under the stone arcade of the university courtyard to escape the midday sun.

preposition: under the arcade

White marble columns form an arcade along the front of the old city hall.

pattern: arcade along [building]

同義詞
  • colonnade

    a row of columns supporting a straight roof; an arcade specifically has arches

  • cloister

    a covered walkway in a monastery or college, usually around a courtyard

  • portico

    a porch with columns at the entrance of a building, not a long walkway

文法句型

arcade of + noun (arcade of columns)

arcade along + noun

用法筆記

This sense is primarily architectural. Distinguish from sense 1: a columned walkway may have no shops at all. In historic buildings, the two senses sometimes overlap (e.g. a covered shopping street built with arches).

常見錯誤

❌The arcade was full of video games.
✅The arcade was full of shoppers browsing the boutiques.
💡The 'game arcade' meaning is not covered here; stick to the covered-passage meaning.