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
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
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
The local council voted to keep the lido open all year round with heated water.
Ada took her three children to the lido every morning during the school holidays.
After the renovation, the lido now has a modern cafe and a separate toddler pool.
- 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
- 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.