terraced
/ˈterəst/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɛrəst] /ˈterəst/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɛrəst] /ˈter-əs How to pronounce terrace (audio) ˈte-rəs/ (ame, mw)
terraced — 形容詞
- terracedpositive
- more terracedcomparative
- most terracedsuperlative
1. describing houses or streets where each home is joined to the ones beside it in
連棟的
成排側牆相連的房屋
describing houses or streets where each home is joined to the ones beside it in a single row
Yara grew up in a narrow terraced house near the train station.
Yara 在火車站附近一棟狹長的連棟房屋裡長大。
collocation: terraced house
Rows of terraced homes climbed the hill behind the old market.
一排排連棟住宅沿著老市場後方的山坡往上延伸。
The bakery sits between two terraced shops on a busy corner.
那家麵包店夾在街角兩間連棟店面之間。
Christopher painted the front door of his terraced cottage bright green.
Christopher 把自己那棟連棟小屋的前門漆成亮綠色。
- detached
describes a house that does not share side walls with another home
用法筆記
Most common with house, home, street, or cottage in British English. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes land cut into step-like levels.
2. describing land that has been shaped into flat levels like steps along a slope
梯田式的
斜坡切成一層層平台的
describing land that has been shaped into flat levels like steps along a slope
Morning light fell across the terraced rice fields above the village.
晨光灑在村子上方梯田式的稻田上。
collocation: terraced rice fields
From the bus, Jude photographed the terraced slopes after the rain.
Jude 在巴士上拍下了雨後那些梯田式的坡地。
The terraced farmland covered the mountainside in neat green steps.
那片梯田式的農地以整齊的綠色階層覆蓋著山坡。
Anong's family still plants onions on the terraced hillside each spring.
Anong 一家每年春天仍在那片梯田式的山坡上種洋蔥。
- flat
describes land without step-like levels cut into the slope
用法筆記
Usually modifies land, hillsides, fields, or vineyards rather than buildings. In farming contexts, it often suggests water control or reduced soil loss.
terraced — 動詞
- terracedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- terraceds3rd person singular
- terracedding-ing form
- terraceddedpast simple
1. to change a building or its edge by creating a flat outdoor level where people c
設露台
為建築增設戶外平台
to change a building or its edge by creating a flat outdoor level where people can sit or walk
The owners terraced the back of the cafe for summer tables.
屋主把咖啡館後方設露台，好擺夏天用的桌位。
terrace + part of a building for outdoor use
Last year, the school terraced its roof to create a reading area.
去年，學校把屋頂設成露台，做出一個閱讀區。
Gabriel terraced the old garage and added a small herb garden.
Gabriel 把老車庫改成有露台的空間，還加了一小塊香草園。
Developers terraced the apartment block so residents could sit outside.
建商把公寓大樓設露台，好讓住戶能在外面坐著。
- add a terrace to
plain descriptive phrase for the same building change
- remodel
much broader; it does not specifically mean creating an outdoor level
文法句型
terrace + building/roof/wall area
用法筆記
The object is a building, roof, or built edge, not farmland. This sense focuses on adding a usable outdoor platform rather than cutting a slope into steps.
常見錯誤
2. to shape a slope into a series of flat steps so it can be farmed more easily or
築梯田
把斜坡整成層層平地
to shape a slope into a series of flat steps so it can be farmed more easily or protected from erosion
Farmers terraced the steep valley walls before planting tea bushes.
農民先在陡峭的山谷坡面築梯田，才種下茶樹。
terrace + slope for farming
Ignacio terraced the slope behind the house to stop soil loss.
Ignacio 在屋後的斜坡上築梯田，以防土壤流失。
Workers terraced the hillside in stages as the rainy season approached.
雨季來臨前，工人分階段在山坡上築梯田。
The village terraced the mountain decades ago and still grows rice there.
那個村子幾十年前就在山上築梯田，至今仍在那裡種稻。
- cut into steps
descriptive phrase that names the shape but not the farming purpose
- level
broader; it can mean making land flat without creating a series of steps
文法句型
terrace + slope/land/hillside
用法筆記
Frequently used with land, hillside, slope, or mountain as the object. Often appears in passive descriptions of farming landscapes after the work has been completed.