townhouse
/ˈtaʊn.haʊs/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈaʊnhˌaʊs] /ˈtaʊn.haʊs/ (ame, ipa)
townhouse — 名詞
1. a narrow house that shares a side wall with the home next to it, often one of se
連棟屋
與隔壁共用側牆的住家
a narrow house that shares a side wall with the home next to it, often one of several similar homes in a row
Joaquín bought a brick townhouse near the subway before the baby arrived.
Joaquín 在寶寶出生前買下了地鐵站附近的一棟磚造連棟屋。
buy a townhouse near a city station
After work, Gita watered the small garden behind the townhouse.
下班後，Gita 替連棟屋後方的小花園澆水。
The fire alarm rang through every townhouse on the short street.
火災警報在那條短街上的每一間連棟屋裡響起。
Minh rents a townhouse with three floors and a garage.
Minh 租了一間有三層樓和車庫的連棟屋。
Snow piled up on the steps outside Tamar's townhouse all morning.
雪整個早上都堆在 Tamar 家連棟屋外的台階上。
- row house
especially North American; stresses one house in a continuous row
- terraced house
the standard British term for a house joined to others in a row
- duplex
different — usually only two connected homes rather than a longer row
- detached house
a house that stands alone and does not share side walls
文法句型
buy/rent a townhouse
townhouse with + feature
用法筆記
Often used for an urban home with its own front door but shared side walls. In British English, terraced house is often the more usual term for a long continuous row, while townhouse can suggest a larger or newer property.