storey

/ˈstɔːri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstɔːri/ (ame, ipa)

storey — 名詞

  • storeysingular
  • storeysplural

1. one of the different levels that make up a building, with each level built above

1.名詞B1
釋義

樓層

建築物中被劃分的一層

one of the different levels that make up a building, with each level built above the one below — for example, the ground floor or the top floor of a block of flats.

例句

The central library has a quiet reading room on the third storey.

中央圖書館在三樓有一間安靜的閱讀室。

on the [ordinal] storey — preposition pattern

Ishaan lives on the top storey of a high-rise building in Seoul.

Ishaan 住在首爾一棟高樓大廈的頂層。

top storey — collocation for uppermost level

同義詞
  • floor

    the most common everyday word for a level of a building; 'floor' can also mean the surface you walk on, while 'storey' only refers to the level as a unit

  • level

    more general term, used for buildings, car parks, or any multi-tiered structure

  • deck

    used for ships, buses, and some platform structures, but not typical for ordinary buildings

文法句型

on + [ordinal] + storey

[number]-storey + building (attributive)

用法筆記

Used mainly in British English; the US spelling is 'story' (same pronunciation). When describing how many levels a building has, the attributive compound is very common: a three-storey house (not 'a three-storeys house').

常見錯誤

❌She told me an interesting storey about her trip.
✅She told me an interesting story about her trip.
💡'Storey' means a building level; 'story' means a tale or account.
❌A seven-storeys building collapsed in the storm.
✅A seven-storey building collapsed in the storm.
💡In the compound form, 'storey' stays singular even though it refers to multiple levels.