gatehouse

/ˈɡeɪthaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeɪthaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgāt-ˌhau̇s/ (ame, mw)

gatehouse — noun

  • gatehousesingular
  • gatehousesplural

1. a small house standing next to or above the main entrance of a castle, large est

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small house standing next to or above the main entrance of a castle, large estate, or park — often used as a home by a person whose job is to guard or look after the property.

例句

Sora rang the bell at the gatehouse before driving up to the manor.

ring the bell at the gatehouse — typical entry routine

The old stone gatehouse has guarded the castle entrance for nearly seven hundred years.

the [adjective] gatehouse — descriptive premodifier pattern

同義詞
  • lodge

    any small house on an estate; less tied to the gate itself

  • porter's lodge

    British usage, especially at colleges or large houses; emphasises the porter's role

  • guardhouse

    stresses security or military duty rather than the gate position

文法句型

the gatehouse of [estate/castle]

live in the gatehouse

用法筆記

Refers specifically to a building physically attached to or beside a gate — distinct from a 'lodge' (which can stand anywhere on an estate) and from a 'guardhouse' (which emphasises military or security function rather than the gate position).

常見錯誤

❌Eitan worked as a gatehouse at the castle.
✅Eitan worked as a gatekeeper at the gatehouse.
💡'gatehouse' is the building; the person is a 'gatekeeper' or 'porter'.
❌We parked in front of the gate-house.
✅We parked in front of the gatehouse.
💡written as one word, not hyphenated.