frontage
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。
frontage on [the main square] — locational value of a street face
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 shop's frontage — outward face of a small business
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。
beach/ocean frontage — land lying along the shore
- street frontage
- river frontage
- shop frontage
- beach frontage
- feet of frontage
- 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。
westerly frontage — practical effect on a room
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。
[compass] frontage — climate trade-off in real estate
- southern frontage
- northern frontage
- easterly frontage
- westerly frontage
- 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).
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- street frontage
- river frontage
- shop frontage
- beach frontage
- road frontage
- lake frontage
常用片語
- feet of frontage
- metres of frontage
- narrow frontage
- wide frontage
介系詞搭配
- frontage on
- frontage onto
- frontage to