open-air

/ˌəʊpən ˈeə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊpən ˈer/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-pən-ˈer/ (ame, mw)

open-air — adjective

1. used for a place or event that is outside and not covered by a roof

1.形容詞B2
釋義

used for a place or event that is outside and not covered by a roof

例句

We bought peaches at the open-air market beside the train station.

collocation: open-air market

The town holds an open-air concert in the park every July.

collocation: open-air concert

同義詞
  • outdoor

    is the nearest everyday word and is often more common

  • outside

    is simpler but less natural before many nouns

  • alfresco

    is more formal and is used especially for eating outside

反義詞

文法句型

open-air market

open-air concert

open-air pool

用法筆記

Usually comes before nouns for places and events, especially market, concert, cafe, pool, theatre, and museum. Distinguish from phrase/1, which is the noun phrase open air, most often used after a preposition such as in.

常見錯誤

❌We ate in an open-air.
✅We ate in the open air.' / 'We ate at an open-air cafe.
💡the hyphenated form is an adjective before a noun; the phrase sense is used as a noun phrase.
❌The concert was open air.
✅The concert was open-air.' / 'The concert was held in the open air.
💡keep the hyphen in the adjective form.

open-air — phrase