lath

/lɑːθ/ (bre, ipa) · /læθ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlath also ˈlat͟h/ (ame, mw)

lath — noun

  • lathsingular
  • lathsplural

1. a slender flat piece of timber that builders fix in rows behind plaster on a wal

1.名詞C2
釋義

a slender flat piece of timber that builders fix in rows behind plaster on a wall, or under roof tiles, so the surface above has something solid to hold onto.

例句

Beatrix pried a broken lath away from the bedroom ceiling and brushed off the dust.

singular count noun: 'a broken lath'

The carpenter nailed wooden laths across the wall studs before the plasterer arrived.

plural use with verb 'nail': 'nailed wooden laths'

同義詞
  • batten

    thicker and stronger than a lath; used for more load-bearing roof fixings

  • slat

    general term for any thin flat strip of wood; less specifically a builder's term

  • strip

    very general; only means a 'lath' when the building context is already clear

文法句型

a lath of [material]

nail [something] to laths

用法筆記

Usually plural ('laths') because the strips are installed in rows. Common in older buildings with 'lath and plaster' walls; modern construction has largely replaced this with plasterboard.

常見錯誤

❌The builder put one lath on the wall and then plastered it.
✅The builder put rows of laths on the wall and then plastered them.
💡laths only work in rows; a single lath has no plastering function on its own.
❌The roof was made of lath.
✅The roof tiles were nailed to wooden laths.
💡laths are the support beneath the roof covering, not the roof itself.