ground-level
/ˈɡraʊnd ˌlev.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡraʊnd ˌlev.əl/ (ame, ipa)
ground-level — 名詞
1. the same height as the ground, neither above nor below it
地面高度
與地表齊平的高度，不高於也不低於地面
the same height as the ground, neither above nor below it
The ground-level window let Amara watch the birds hopping across the grass.
Amara 透過地面高度的窗戶看著鳥兒在草地上跳來跳去。
ground-level window (describing position at earth height)
Roshan knelt down to photograph the mushrooms growing at ground-level in the forest.
Roshan 跪下來拍攝森林裡長在地面上的蘑菇。
Kiano's new camera captures sharp images even from a ground-level angle.
Kiano 的新相機即使從地面高度的角度也能拍出清晰的影像。
After the storm, every ground-level entrance to the shop was blocked by mud.
暴風雨過後，商店的每個地面高度入口都被泥漿堵住了。
The painter worked at ground-level all morning before moving up the ladder.
那位油漆工整個上午都在地面高度工作，然後才爬上梯子。
- surface level
more often used for liquids or abstract comparisons, less common for physical objects on land
用法筆記
Often placed before a noun to describe something positioned at earth height (e.g. ground-level window, ground-level entrance).
2. a building's lowest floor, placed at the same height as the ground outside
一樓
建築物中與外面地面同高的樓層
a building's lowest floor, placed at the same height as the ground outside
Haruto's office is on the ground-level, so he never takes the lift.
Haruto 的辦公室在一樓，所以他從不搭電梯。
on the ground-level (preposition for building storey)
The ground-level flat has a small patio that opens onto the back garden.
那間一樓的公寓有一個通往後花園的小露臺。
Xia chose a ground-level classroom because her mother uses a wheelchair.
Xia 選擇了一樓的教室，因為她母親使用輪椅。
All the ground-level shops on that street were flooded during the heavy rain.
那條街上所有的一樓商店在大雨中都被淹了。
Tendai opened a café in a ground-level space that used to be a bookshop.
Tendai 在一樓一個以前是書店的空間開了間咖啡館。
- ground floor
the standard British English term for the lowest storey of a building
- first floor
American English term for the same storey; in British English, 'first floor' means the storey above
- street level
emphasises access directly from the pavement or road outside
- upper floor
any storey above the ground-level
- basement
a storey below ground
用法筆記
In British English, 'ground floor' is more common than 'ground-level' for naming a building's lowest storey. 'Ground-level' is more often used as an adjective before a noun (ground-level flat, ground-level access).