expanse

/ɪkˈspæns/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈspæns/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈspan(t)s/ (ame, mw)

expanse — noun

  • expansesingular
  • expansesplural

1. a very wide stretch that seems to continue for a long distance, such as flat lan

1.名詞C1
釋義

a very wide stretch that seems to continue for a long distance, such as flat land, the sea, or the sky above

例句

From the hill, we could see an expanse of silver water below.

an expanse of water

A pale expanse of sky opened above the desert at dawn.

an expanse of sky

同義詞
  • stretch

    a common word for a long continuous area, often of land, road, or water

  • tract

    more formal and often used for a defined area of land

  • sweep

    suggests a broad view seen in one wide movement of the eye

文法句型

an expanse of water

a broad expanse of sand

a wide expanse of sky

用法筆記

Usually used in the singular with of before the thing that spreads out, such as water, sand, or sky. It is common in descriptive writing when you want to stress how wide and uninterrupted a view feels.

常見錯誤

❌There was a wide expanse in the living room for a sofa.
✅There was a wide space in the living room for a sofa.
💡Expanse is usually used for broad open scenes, not ordinary empty room space.