annexe

/ˈæneks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæneks/ (ame, ipa)

annexe — 名詞

  • annexesingular
  • annexesplural

1. a building positioned next to a larger main structure, or a set of rooms attache

1.名詞B2
釋義

附屬建築

主建築旁額外增建的建築物或房間

a building positioned next to a larger main structure, or a set of rooms attached to it, used as extra space for work, living, or services such as medical care.

例句

The hospital built a new annexe to house its expanding emergency department.

那間醫院蓋了一棟新的附屬建築,用來容納不斷擴張的急診部。

collocation: hospital annexe

Dr. Okafor's office is in the annexe behind the main university building.

Okafor 醫師的辦公室在主校舍後方的附屬建築裡。

同義詞
  • extension

    suggests a part added directly onto a building, often connected internally; more common for houses than for large institutions

  • wing

    a section that projects from the side of a building; usually part of the original structure rather than a separate added building

  • addition

    a general term for any part added to a building; less specific about whether it is separate or attached

文法句型

annexe to [building]

annexe of [organisation]

用法筆記

Spelled annexe in British English and annex in American English when used as a noun. The word is more typical in formal or institutional contexts (schools, hospitals, embassies) than in everyday conversation about home additions.

常見錯誤

The office is in the annex of the Town Hall.' (US spelling in British English).
The office is in the annexe of the Town Hall.
💡In British English the noun is spelled annexe; annex is the verb form and the US noun spelling.