site

/saɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /saɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsīt/ (ame, mw)

site — 名詞

  • sitesingular
  • sitesplural

1. a specific area of land or space where a building, a town, or an event is locate

1.名詞B1
釋義

地點;場所

建築或事件發生的地方

a specific area of land or space where a building, a town, or an event is located, was located, or is planned to be located

例句

The construction site behind the school will become a new public library.

學校後面的建築工地將變成一座新的公共圖書館。

collocation: construction site

Visitors to the historic site can see walls that were built over two thousand years ago.

參觀這處歷史遺址的人可以看到兩千多年前建造的城牆。

collocation: historic site

同義詞
  • location

    more general term for any position, not necessarily connected to building or events

  • spot

    more informal and specific; often implies a smaller area

  • ground

    focuses on the land itself, common in 'building ground' or 'sacred ground'

文法句型

site + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often appears in compound nouns such as construction site, building site, historic site, or burial site. The preposition of is very common: the site of an event, the site of a battle.

常見錯誤

The meeting took place at the cite of the old factory.
The meeting took place at the site of the old factory.
💡'site' (location) and 'cite' (to quote) are homophones with different meanings.

2. an outdoor area where travellers can sleep in a tent or live in a motor home for

2.名詞B1
釋義

營地

搭帳篷或停露營車的地方

an outdoor area where travellers can sleep in a tent or live in a motor home for a short time

例句

Lien reserved a camping site near the lake with electric outlets and running water.

Lien 預訂了湖邊一個有電源插座和自來水的露營地。

collocation: camping site

Each camping site in the national park costs twenty dollars per night.

國家公園裡的每個露營地每晚收費二十美元。

同義詞
  • campsite

    the most common alternative, interchangeable in most contexts

  • campground

    American English term for a larger area with multiple individual sites

文法句型

camping site

campsite

用法筆記

Commonly used in camping site or caravan site (British English). Campsite is used in both British and American English and may also refer to the entire camping area with multiple individual sites.

常見錯誤

We stayed at the camping sight by the lake.
We stayed at the camping site by the lake.
💡'sight' (vision) is a different word from 'site' (place).

3. a specific spot on or within a human or animal body, often where a medical actio

3.名詞B2
釋義

部位

身體上的特定位置

a specific spot on or within a human or animal body, often where a medical action is performed

例句

The nurse checked the injection site on Rania's upper arm for swelling.

護理師檢查了 Rania 上臂的注射部位是否有腫脹。

collocation: injection site

Bleeding from the wound site should stop after a few minutes of pressure.

按壓幾分鐘後,傷口的出血應該就會停止。

collocation: wound site

同義詞
  • location

    more general; site is preferred in medical documentation

  • area

    less precise; describes a broader region rather than a specific point

文法句型

site + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in medical and anatomical writing: injection site, wound site, fracture site, tumour site. Also used in clinical contexts such as the site of pain or the site of infection.

常見錯誤

The doctor examined the cite of the injury.
The doctor examined the site of the injury.
💡'cite' means to quote a source, while 'site' refers to a location.

4. a destination on the internet that a person or organisation runs, where visitors

4.名詞A2
釋義

網站

網際網路上的資訊頁面集合

a destination on the internet that a person or organisation runs, where visitors can read content, buy products, or find services

例句

The company's website crashed because too many people tried to visit it at the same time.

公司的網站因太多人同時嘗試造訪而當機。

collocation: company's website

You can find the full list of products on our website under the 'Shop' section.

您可以在我們的網站上『購物』專區找到完整的產品列表。

preposition: on a website

同義詞
  • web page

    refers to a single page rather than the whole collection of pages

  • web address

    refers to the URL, not the content itself

  • portal

    a larger website that serves as an entry point to many resources

文法句型

website

on a website

用法筆記

Frequently shortened to just site in informal contexts. The full form website is preferred in formal writing and when first introducing the term to a reader.

常見錯誤

I found the information on there web site.
I found the information on their website.
💡'there' (place) vs 'their' (possessive) is a common spelling error.
Please visit our web site for more details.
Please visit our website for more details.
💡one word 'website' is now the standard spelling.

site — 動詞