sun porch
sun porch — noun
1. a room built against the outside wall of a house, with glass walls or very large
a room built against the outside wall of a house, with glass walls or very large windows, designed for sitting in while enjoying the warmth and light of the sun
Padma turned the old sun porch into a plant-filled reading room with white wicker furniture.
collocation: turn + [something] into [a room]
On cold winter mornings, James drinks his coffee in the warm sun porch.
verb + preposition: drinks + coffee + in + [place]
The real estate agent called the sun porch one of the house's best features.
Greta's grandmother keeps orchids on the sun porch, where the light is perfect.
- sunroom
the most common synonym; sunroom is the preferred term in modern homes while sun porch often refers to an enclosed existing porch
- conservatory
more formal or British; often specifically used for a glass-roofed room attached to a house, sometimes with plants
- solarium
more formal and less common; specifically emphasises the purpose of letting in sunlight for health or relaxation
文法句型
a/the + sun porch
用法筆記
Sun porch and sunroom are mostly interchangeable, though sun porch often suggests an existing porch that has been enclosed with glass, while sunroom implies a room designed that way from the start.