lath

IPA/lɑːθ/
KK[lˈæθ]IPA/læθ/

lath — 名詞

  • lathsingular
  • lathsplural

1. a slender flat piece of timber that builders fix in rows behind plaster on a wal

1.名詞C2
釋義

板條；木條

牆面或屋頂下的細長木支撐條

a slender flat piece of timber that builders fix in rows behind plaster on a wall, or under roof tiles, so the surface above has something solid to hold onto.

例句

Beatrix pried a broken lath away from the bedroom ceiling and brushed off the dust.

Beatrix 從臥室天花板撬下一根斷掉的板條，並把上面的灰塵刷掉。

singular count noun: 'a broken lath'

The carpenter nailed wooden laths across the wall studs before the plasterer arrived.

木匠在牆骨架上釘上一條條木板條，等泥水師傅來抹灰泥之前先準備好。

plural use with verb 'nail': 'nailed wooden laths'

常見搭配
  • wooden lath
  • narrow lath
  • nail laths to
  • lath and plaster
  • rows of laths
同義詞
  • batten

    thicker and stronger than a lath; used for more load-bearing roof fixings

  • slat

    general term for any thin flat strip of wood; less specifically a builder's term

  • strip

    very general; only means a 'lath' when the building context is already clear

文法句型

a lath of [material]

nail [something] to laths

用法筆記

Usually plural ('laths') because the strips are installed in rows. Common in older buildings with 'lath and plaster' walls; modern construction has largely replaced this with plasterboard.

常見錯誤

The builder put one lath on the wall and then plastered it.
The builder put rows of laths on the wall and then plastered them.
laths only work in rows; a single lath has no plastering function on its own.
The roof was made of lath.
The roof tiles were nailed to wooden laths.
laths are the support beneath the roof covering, not the roof itself.

同根字

  • lathing
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • lath and plaster
  • wooden lath
  • roof lath

常用片語

  • nail laths to the studs
  • rows of laths

介系詞搭配

  • under (the roof tiles)
  • behind (the plaster)
  • across (the studs)