hillside

/ˈhɪlsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪlsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhil-ˌsīd/ (ame, mw)

hillside — noun

  • hillsidesingular
  • hillsidesplural

1. the ground on a hill that slopes between the highest point and the flat area bel

1.名詞B1
釋義

the ground on a hill that slopes between the highest point and the flat area below

例句

The old farmhouse stood on a steep hillside above the village.

noun as location with 'on a [adj] hillside'

Ravi planted grapevines on the sunny hillside behind his house.

同義詞
  • slope

    more general; can refer to any inclined surface, not just a hill

  • incline

    more formal; often used of roads or paths that go upward at an angle

反義詞
  • hilltop

    refers to the level top surface of a hill

用法筆記

Distinguish from hilltop (the level top surface) and foot of the hill (the flat ground at the bottom). Hillside names only the sloping face between these two points.

常見錯誤

❌They built their house on the hilltop.' (when meaning on the slope).
✅They built their house on the hillside.
💡Hilltop means the flat area at the very top; hillside means the sloping face.