lido

/ˈliːdəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈido] /ˈliːdəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈido] /ˈlē-(ˌ)dō/ (ame, mw)

lido — noun

  • lidosingular
  • lidosplural

1. a public leisure facility consisting of an open-air swimming pool, often surroun

1.名詞B1
釋義

a public leisure facility consisting of an open-air swimming pool, often surrounded by sunbathing decks and equipped with areas for children, changing rooms, and sometimes cafes

例句

On hot summer weekends, the whole town heads to the lido to cool off.

Kenji and Sofie spent their Saturday afternoon at the newly reopened lido by the park.

collocation: newly reopened lido / at the lido

同義詞
  • outdoor pool

    more general term, common in all varieties of English; does not necessarily include beach or sunbathing deck

  • bathing beach

    older British term for a section of beach with public facilities; less common today

  • swimming pond

    natural body of water used for swimming, not a man-made pool

反義詞
  • indoor pool

    a swimming pool inside a building, opposite of the open-air lido

文法句型

the + lido

lido + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used in British English; in American English the terms 'outdoor pool' or 'public swimming pool' are more typical. Originally a proper noun referring to the island of Lido in Venice, the word came to be used as a common noun for any public outdoor bathing facility.

常見錯誤

We went to a lido to swim laps in an indoor heated pool.
We went to a lido to swim outdoors in the sun.
💡A lido is always an outdoor facility, never an indoor pool.
The hotel gym has a sauna and a lido on the fifth floor.
The hotel gym has a sauna and an outdoor pool on the fifth floor.
💡'Lido' is rarely used in American English; 'outdoor pool' or 'rooftop pool' sounds more natural in a US context.