esplanade
esplanade — 名詞
- esplanadesingular
- esplanadesplural
1. a broad flat public walkway beside the sea, a river, or another open waterfront
水岸步道
供人散步看景的寬闊步道
a broad flat public walkway beside the sea, a river, or another open waterfront area, where people go to walk and enjoy the view
Kemi bought roasted corn and walked slowly along the esplanade.
Kemi 買了烤玉米，沿著水岸步道慢慢走。
pattern: walk along the esplanade
Families filled the esplanade before the fireworks started over the bay.
煙火在海灣上空開始前，許多家庭已擠滿水岸步道。
typical seaside public walkway
Palm trees shaded the esplanade beside the hotel and the beach.
飯店和沙灘旁的水岸步道有棕櫚樹遮蔭。
Vendors set up cold drink stalls along the river esplanade.
攤販沿著河邊的水岸步道擺起了冷飲攤。
riverfront use: river esplanade
After dinner, Minh and Aunt Lan strolled down the esplanade.
晚餐後，Minh 和 Lan 阿姨沿著水岸步道散步。
pattern: stroll down the esplanade
- seafront esplanade
- river esplanade
- walk along the esplanade
- stroll down the esplanade
- promenade
close in meaning, but often stresses leisurely strolling and can sound slightly more elegant
- boardwalk
usually a wooden beach walkway rather than a broad paved public strip
- walkway
the plain everyday word for any path for people, without the scenic waterfront idea
- boulevard
mainly a road, even when it has space for people to walk beside it
文法句型
walk along the esplanade
on the esplanade
stroll down the esplanade
用法筆記
Usually refers to a wide public walking area beside water, often in a resort town or city. It is less common in everyday speech than walkway and is often used for a specially designed public waterfront space.