patio

/ˈpætiəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpætiəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpa-tē-ˌō also ˈpä-/ (ame, mw)

patio — noun

1. a paved place beside a home or other building where people sit, eat, or rest out

1.名詞B2
釋義

a paved place beside a home or other building where people sit, eat, or rest outside

例句

We ate grilled fish on the patio while the sun went down.

collocation: on the patio

Mia swept the patio before her parents' friends arrived for dinner.

collocation: sweep the patio

同義詞
  • terrace

    can be larger, higher, or more formal in style than a patio

  • deck

    usually means a raised wooden platform, especially in North American English

  • courtyard

    suggests a space surrounded partly or fully by walls or buildings

  • porch

    is usually roofed and attached to an entrance

文法句型

on the patio

out on the patio

door opens onto the patio

用法筆記

Usually countable and often used after on or out on. A patio is normally at ground level next to a building; if the outdoor area is raised or roofed, deck, balcony, or porch may fit better.

常見錯誤

❌Let's eat at patio tonight.
✅Let's eat on the patio tonight.
💡Patio usually takes on, and a specific home patio normally needs the article the.
❌We sat on the balcony behind the house.
✅We sat on the patio behind the house.
💡A patio is on the ground beside the house; a balcony is raised above ground.