ground-floor
ground-floor — 名詞
1. the floor in a building that you can enter directly from the street or the land
一樓
與外面地面同高的樓層
the floor in a building that you can enter directly from the street or the land outside
The dentist moved to the ground floor so older patients could avoid the stairs.
牙醫診所搬到一樓，讓年長的病人不用爬樓梯。
move to the ground floor for easier access
Our science lab is on the ground floor, next to the main entrance.
我們的自然科學教室在一樓，就在正門旁邊。
on the ground floor + place in a building
Harper waited on the ground floor while the driver parked the van.
Harper 在一樓等著，司機去停車了。
During the fire drill, every class on the ground floor left the building first.
消防演習時，位於一樓的每個班級都先離開了大樓。
- first floor
American English for the street-level storey
- street level
focuses on height beside the street, not always the whole floor
- upper floor
any floor above it
- basement
a level below the ground outside
文法句型
on the ground floor
the ground floor of [building]
用法筆記
Often used when access from the street matters. In British English this is the usual term for the street-level storey, while American English often uses 'first floor' for the same level.
常見錯誤
2. the chance to join a new business or activity at the beginning, before it become
先機
趁新事物剛起步時取得的有利位置
the chance to join a new business or activity at the beginning, before it becomes successful or crowded
Rafael bought shares early because he wanted to get in on the ground floor.
Rafael 很早就買了股票，因為他想搶得先機。
get in on the ground floor
Aylin joined the tutoring app on the ground floor, before city schools signed up.
Aylin 在這個家教 App 還沒紅遍全市前就加入，搶到了先機。
join on the ground floor of a growing project
Christopher missed the ground floor of online streaming but invested early in podcasts.
Christopher 錯過了線上串流剛起步時的先機，卻很早就投資了 podcast。
The bakery franchise offered Owen a chance to get in on the ground floor.
那家烘焙加盟品牌讓 Owen 有機會搶得先機。
- early opportunity
plain description without the building metaphor
- head start
focuses more on being ahead of others after starting
- late entry
joining after the best chances are gone
文法句型
get in on the ground floor
join on the ground floor
the ground floor of [business or trend]
用法筆記
Most often appears in business or investment talk, especially in 'get in on the ground floor'. It suggests joining early enough to benefit later if the idea grows.
常見錯誤
ground-floor — 形容詞
1. located on a building's street-level floor, or connected with that part of the b
一樓的
位於建築物臨地面那一層的
located on a building's street-level floor, or connected with that part of the building
The hotel gave us a ground-floor room near the garden gate.
旅館給了我們一間靠近花園門口的一樓客房。
ground-floor + room
A broken pipe flooded the ground-floor shop during Saturday's heavy rain.
星期六的大雨讓一樓店面因破裂的水管而淹水。
ground-floor + shop
Indra chose a ground-floor flat so the grandparents would not need stairs.
Indra 選了一間一樓的公寓，讓長輩不用爬樓梯。
The museum added metal bars to its ground-floor windows after the break-in.
遭竊後，博物館在一樓窗戶上加裝了金屬欄杆。
- street-level
often used for places that open straight onto the street
- first-floor
American English equivalent in many building contexts
- upper-floor
on a higher level of the building
文法句型
ground-floor flat
ground-floor office
ground-floor window
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as room, flat, office, shop, and window. It often suggests easy access from outside, but it can also imply less privacy or more street noise.