plat
plat — 動詞
- platpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plats3rd person singular
- platting-ing form
- plattedpast simple
1. to twist three or more long pieces of hair, straw, or ribbon over and under each
編辮子
將三股以上頭髮或材料交叉編成辮子
to twist three or more long pieces of hair, straw, or ribbon over and under each other to form a single braid.
Mei-Lin sat on the porch and began to plat her long hair into a neat braid before school.
Mei-Lin 坐在門廊上，開始把長頭髮編成整齊的辮子再去上學。
A thick rope platted from rice straw held the garden gate shut through the winter storms.
一條用稻草編成的粗繩在冬季風暴中牢牢繫住了花園的門。
passive result: [product] platted from [material] + use
Noa carefully platted three coloured ribbons together to make a bracelet for her best friend.
Noa 小心地將三條不同顏色的緞帶編在一起，為好友做了一條手環。
文法句型
plat + object
be platted into + noun
常見錯誤
2. to create an official map or plan of a piece of land, showing its boundaries, di
繪地籍圖
為土地繪製官方地圖或規劃圖
to create an official map or plan of a piece of land, showing its boundaries, divisions into lots, streets, and other features, typically for legal or property-development purposes.
The surveyor platted the old farm into forty-two separate building lots.
測量員將那座舊農場繪製成地籍圖，劃分為四十二塊獨立的建築用地。
plat + location into + subdivision lots
Before the builders broke ground, a surveyor platted the slope to mark the new roads and drains.
工人動工之前，測量師先將那面山坡繪成地籍圖，標明新道路和排水溝的位置。
passive: be platted to show [feature]
The county required SunCorp Properties to have the new 200-home subdivision officially platted before any building permits could be issued.
郡政府要求 SunCorp Properties 先將那兩百戶的新社區正式繪製地籍圖，才准核發建築許可。
文法句型
plat + area of land
be platted into + lots/subdivisions
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in American English in the context of real-estate development and land surveying. The past participle 'platted' is the most common form.
常見錯誤
plat — 名詞
1. a length of hair, straw, ribbon, or other material that has been woven together
辮子
用頭髮或稻草等材料編成的辮子
a length of hair, straw, ribbon, or other material that has been woven together into a single braid-like strand.
Lucia wore her hair in a thick plat that hung all the way down to her waist.
Lucia 把頭髮編成一條粗辮子，垂到腰際。
in a + adjective + plat — describes hairstyle
Beatrix hung a dozen freshly braided onion plats in the kitchen pantry to keep them dry through the winter.
Beatrix 將一打剛編好的洋蔥辮掛在廚房儲藏室裡，讓它們在冬天保持乾燥。
onion / garlic plats — common craft use
Ananya admired the tight golden plat of corn husks her grandmother had made for the harvest decoration.
Ananya 很欣賞祖母為豐收裝飾所編的那條金黃色玉米殼辮子。
2. a small area or piece of land, especially one that is measured and defined for a
地塊
一小塊有特定用途的土地
a small area or piece of land, especially one that is measured and defined for a particular use such as building a house or farming.
The family bought a small plat of land near the lake to build their holiday cabin.
那家人在湖邊買了一小塊地，準備蓋一間度假小屋。
plat of land — standard construction
Each Oakwood Hills residential plat is exactly half an acre, enough for a three-bedroom house and a small garden.
Oakwood Hills 開發區的每一塊住宅用地正好都是半英畝大，足夠蓋一棟三房住宅外加一座小花園。
The farmer decided to sell the rocky plat behind the barn since it was too small for planting corn.
農夫決定把穀倉後面那塊多石的小地賣掉，因為那塊地太小，種不了玉米。
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'plot' is far more common than 'plat' for this meaning. 'Plat' is primarily used in formal or legal descriptions of land in American real-estate documents.
3. an official drawing showing the boundaries, streets, and lot divisions of a prop
地籍圖
顯示土地界線與分區的官方地圖
an official drawing showing the boundaries, streets, and lot divisions of a property, kept as a legal record.
The developer studied the plat for nearly an hour before choosing the lot on Elm Street for the new school.
建商仔細研究了將近一個小時那張地籍圖，才決定把新小學蓋在 Elm Street 旁的那塊地上。
study / examine a plat — typical verb collocation
According to the original plat from 1923, this path was always meant to be a public road.
根據 1923 年的原始地籍圖，這條小路原本就該是一條公共道路。
original plat — historical legal record
The town clerk keeps all approved plats on file at the municipal office for anyone to inspect.
鎮公所書記將所有已核准的地籍圖存放在辦公室，供民眾查閱。
- survey map
emphasises the measurement aspect; a survey map is the source data from which a plat is drawn
- cadastral map
technical term for a map showing property boundaries and ownership; more formal than 'plat'
- plot plan
simpler term for a drawing of a single property's layout
用法筆記
A 'plat' in this sense is a legally recorded document, not just a sketch. In American real-estate law, a plat must usually be filed with the county recorder's office before land can be sold in lots.