day nursery

IPA/ˈdeɪ nɜːsəri/
IPA/ˈdeɪ nɜːrsəri/

day nursery — 名詞

1. a place that looks after babies and small children during the daytime, especiall

1.名詞B2
釋義

托兒所

白天照顧幼兒、讓父母能去上班的場所

a place that looks after babies and small children during the daytime, especially so that their parents can go out to work

例句

Ignacio dropped his daughter at the day nursery before catching the early bus.

Ignacio 在搭早班公車前，把女兒送到日間托兒所。

drop [a child] at the day nursery — typical at/in pattern

The day nursery on Maple Road has space for forty babies and toddlers.

Maple Road 上的這間托兒所可以容納四十名嬰幼兒。

同義詞
  • crèche

    British; usually shorter or occasional care, often at a gym, event, or workplace

  • daycare

    American English term for much the same service

  • nursery

    broader; can also mean a nursery school that teaches three- to five-year-olds

用法筆記

Chiefly British; American English usually says 'day care' or 'daycare center'. Distinguish from a 'nursery school', which focuses on early teaching for three- to five-year-olds rather than all-day care for the children of working parents.

常見錯誤

❌We bought our tomato plants at the day nursery.
✅We bought our tomato plants at the garden nursery.
💡a day nursery is for young children, not plants; a place that sells plants is a garden nursery.