sun porch

IPA/ˈsʌn ˌpɔːtʃ/
IPA/ˈsʌn ˌpɔːrtʃ/

sun porch — 名詞

1. a room built against the outside wall of a house, with glass walls or very large

1.名詞B1
釋義

陽光房

有玻璃牆或大窗、可享受陽光的房間

a room built against the outside wall of a house, with glass walls or very large windows, designed for sitting in while enjoying the warmth and light of the sun

例句

Padma turned the old sun porch into a plant-filled reading room with white wicker furniture.

Padma 把舊陽光房改成了植物環繞的閱讀室，配上白色藤編家具。

collocation: turn + [something] into [a room]

On cold winter mornings, James drinks his coffee in the warm sun porch.

在寒冷的冬日早晨，James 在溫暖的陽光房裡喝咖啡。

verb + preposition: drinks + coffee + in + [place]

常見搭配
  • glass sun porch
  • enclosed sun porch
  • sun porch windows
  • spend time in/on the sun porch
同義詞
  • sunroom

    the most common synonym; sunroom is the preferred term in modern homes while sun porch often refers to an enclosed existing porch

  • conservatory

    more formal or British; often specifically used for a glass-roofed room attached to a house, sometimes with plants

  • solarium

    more formal and less common; specifically emphasises the purpose of letting in sunlight for health or relaxation

文法句型

a/the + sun porch

用法筆記

Sun porch and sunroom are mostly interchangeable, though sun porch often suggests an existing porch that has been enclosed with glass, while sunroom implies a room designed that way from the start.

常見錯誤

We sat on the sun porch in the garden, enjoying the fresh air.
We sat in the sun porch, enjoying the winter sunshine through the glass walls.
a sun porch is an enclosed room, not an open outdoor structure.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sun porch windows
  • sun porch furniture
  • sun porch addition

常用片語

  • build a sun porch
  • add a sun porch
  • enclose the porch as a sun porch
  • turn the porch into a sun porch

介系詞搭配

  • in the sun porch
  • on the sun porch