frontage
/ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrən-tij/ (ame, mw)
frontage — 名詞
- frontagesingular
- frontagesplural
1. the outward face along which a building meets a road, river, or sea — or the str
正面；臨街地
面對道路、河流或海岸的一面或臨近土地
the outward face along which a building meets a road, river, or sea — or the strip of ground belonging to it along that edge.
The bakery's frontage on Market Street had two large display windows full of cakes.
這間麵包店在 Market Street 的店面正面有兩扇擺滿蛋糕的大型展示窗。
frontage on [road] — building face toward a street
Christopher bought the cottage for its thirty metres of river frontage behind the garden.
Christopher 買下這間小屋，看上的是花園後方那三十公尺的河岸臨水地。
[number] metres of [river] frontage — quantified land along water
Shops with frontage on the main square pay much higher rent than those down the side streets.
正面臨主廣場的商店，租金比側街的店家高出許多。
Rania repainted the shop's frontage in pale blue before the summer tourists arrived.
Rania 在夏季遊客抵達前，把店面正面重新漆成淡藍色。
The hotel boasts two hundred feet of beach frontage and a private path down to the sand.
這間飯店擁有兩百英尺的海灘臨水地，還有一條通往沙灘的私人步道。
- facade
the decorated outer face of a building only — does not cover the land in front
- waterfront
specifically land along a body of water; narrower than frontage
- rear
the back of a building or plot, opposite of frontage
文法句型
[building] has [number] metres/feet of frontage
[business] with frontage on [road/water]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'on' + a road, river, or water feature. Often quantified in metres or feet when describing real-estate value.
常見錯誤
2. the compass direction that the front of a building or piece of land points in —
建築朝向
建築或土地正面所指的方位
the compass direction that the front of a building or piece of land points in — for example, south or north-west.
Buyers in Hong Kong pay extra for a flat with a southern frontage and afternoon sun.
在香港，買家願意多付錢，買一間朝南、午後有陽光的公寓。
[compass] frontage — orientation of a property
Daichi explained that the temple's eastern frontage was chosen to catch the first light of the morning.
Daichi 解釋說，這座寺廟的東向朝向是為了迎接清晨的第一道光。
eastern frontage — ritual reason for orientation
The estate agent noted a westerly frontage, so the kitchen stayed warm late into the evening.
房仲指出這是西向的房子，所以廚房一直到傍晚都還很溫暖。
Plots with a northern frontage on this hillside stay cool in summer but get little winter sun.
這個山坡上北向的地塊，夏天涼爽，但冬天幾乎曬不到太陽。
- aspect
more common everyday word for the direction a building faces
- orientation
broader; covers any object's directional alignment
文法句型
[building] has [compass] frontage
frontage to the [direction]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is the abstract direction, not the physical face. Almost always paired with a compass word (northern, south-facing, easterly).