stile

IPA/staɪl/
KK[stˈaɪl]IPA/staɪl/

stile — 名詞

  • stilesingular
  • stilesplural

1. a short set of steps built into a field boundary that allows walkers to cross fr

1.名詞B1
釋義

階梯；梯蹬

柵欄或牆上的跨梯

a short set of steps built into a field boundary that allows walkers to cross from one pasture to another without opening a gate

例句

Aaron climbed over the wooden stile and followed the footpath across the meadow.

Aaron 爬過木製階梯，沿著小徑穿過草地。

climb + over + stile

The old stone stile near the river has been there for over a hundred years.

河邊那座古老的石砌階梯已經存在超過一百年了。

stone stile / wooden stile

同義詞

用法筆記

Stiles are common in the British countryside along public footpaths. The word is less frequently used in American English, where 'gate' or 'step-over' may be preferred.

常見錯誤

❌We walked through the stile.
✅We climbed over the stile.
💡You go over a stile, not through it.

2. one of the long upright pieces of wood or metal that form the vertical sides of

2.名詞B2
釋義

直框；豎材

門窗框架的垂直構件

one of the long upright pieces of wood or metal that form the vertical sides of a door, window, or wall panel

例句

Takeshi measured the left stile of the window frame carefully before cutting the timber.

Takeshi 在切割木材之前仔細測量了窗框左側的直框。

stile + of + [frame/panel]

A crack in the wooden door stile let damp air into the hallway.

木門直框上的一道裂縫讓濕氣進到了走廊裡。

同義詞
  • upright

    general term, less technical

反義詞
  • rail

    the horizontal member in a frame, paired with a stile

用法筆記

In woodworking and joinery, a frame is made of two stiles (vertical) and two rails (horizontal). Do not confuse 'stile' with 'style' — the two words are unrelated in meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The window style needs painting.
✅The window stile needs painting.
💡'Stile' is a frame part; 'style' means a way of doing something.