upstairs
/ˌʌpˈsteəz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌpˈsterz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌəp-ˈsterz/ (ame, mw) · /ʌpˈsteəz/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌpˈsterz/ (ame, ipa)
upstairs — 副詞
1. toward or on the floor that is above the one where you are now, inside a buildin
樓上
在建築物上層或往上層去
toward or on the floor that is above the one where you are now, inside a building with more than one level.
The children ran upstairs to brush their teeth before bed.
孩子們跑上樓去，在睡前刷牙。
SVO pattern: run upstairs + infinitive of purpose
Naoko could hear someone playing piano upstairs in the neighbor's apartment.
Naoko 聽得見樓上鄰居家有人在彈鋼琴。
passive perception: hear + [someone] + [verb]-ing + upstairs
The landlord asked the movers to carry the heavy sofa upstairs.
房東請搬家工人把那張沉重的沙發搬上樓。
My grandmother's bedroom is upstairs at the end of the hallway.
我祖母的臥室在樓上，走廊的盡頭。
- up the stairs
more literal and directional; emphasises the staircase itself rather than the floor
- on the upper floor
more formal; focuses on location rather than direction
- downstairs
toward or on a lower floor
文法句型
verb + upstairs
be + upstairs
常見錯誤
2. in a person's mind or relating to their intelligence — for example, saying someo
在腦子裡
非正式，指心智或智力方面
in a person's mind or relating to their intelligence — for example, saying someone is 'sharp upstairs' means they are clever, while 'not much upstairs' means they are not very bright.
Amira is very sharp upstairs — she solved the whole crossword in under five minutes.
Amira 腦子很靈光——她不到五分鐘就解完整個填字遊戲。
informal: [be] sharp upstairs = intelligent
The coach said his star player was strong upstairs and did not crack under pressure.
教練告訴記者，他的球員心理素質很強，不會因為壓力影響表現。
informal: [be] strong upstairs = mentally resilient
The boss said the new intern did not have much upstairs and needed extra training.
老闆說那位新來的實習生腦子不太靈光，需要多一些訓練。
Christopher is quick upstairs — he always finds clever shortcuts in his programming code.
Christopher 反應很快——他總能在程式碼中找到聰明的捷徑。
- mentally
neutral register; standard in formal and academic contexts
- intellectually
formal; focuses on reasoning ability rather than general mental state
文法句型
[be] + adjective + upstairs
[have] + noun + upstairs
用法筆記
Informal. This sense is used in casual expressions about a person's mental or intellectual ability ('sharp upstairs,' 'not much upstairs,' 'slow upstairs'). It is not suitable for formal or academic writing.
常見錯誤
upstairs — 名詞
1. the level or levels in a building that you reach by going up the stairs, often u
樓上
建築物的上層樓面
the level or levels in a building that you reach by going up the stairs, often used for bedrooms and private rooms.
The upstairs of the house has three bedrooms and a bathroom.
這棟房子的樓上有三間臥室和一間浴室。
article + 'upstairs of [building]' as subject
Smoke from the kitchen fire quickly spread to the upstairs.
廚房失火的煙霧很快就蔓延到樓上。
prepositional: 'to the upstairs' as object of preposition
Eve lives in the upstairs of the old Victorian house on Maple Street.
Eve 住在楓樹街上那棟維多利亞老房子的樓上。
The landlord renovated the upstairs and added a second bathroom.
房東翻修了樓上，並加裝了第二間浴室。
- upper floor
neutral, slightly more formal than 'upstairs'
- top floor
refers specifically to the highest floor, not all upper floors
- downstairs
the lower floor or floors of a building
文法句型
the upstairs
the upstairs of [building]
from the upstairs
to the upstairs
upstairs — 形容詞
- upstairspositive
- more upstairscomparative
- most upstairssuperlative
1. located on or relating to a floor that is above the ground floor in a building.
樓上的
位於建築物上層的
located on or relating to a floor that is above the ground floor in a building.
The upstairs window was left open during the storm.
暴風雨期間樓上的窗戶沒有關。
attributive: upstairs + noun describing a feature
Rania hung a large mirror on the wall of the upstairs hallway.
Rania 在樓上走廊的牆上掛了一面大鏡子。
attributive: upstairs + noun describing a location
The upstairs neighbors have a dog that barks every time the doorbell rings.
樓上的鄰居養了一隻狗，每次門鈴響牠就叫個不停。
The upstairs balcony overlooks the garden and the hills beyond.
樓上的陽台俯瞰著花園和遠處的山丘。
- upper
broader meaning; can describe any higher position, not just floors in a building
- downstairs
located on a lower floor
文法句型
upstairs + noun
用法筆記
Unlike the adverb form, the adjective always comes immediately before the noun it describes. You can say 'the upstairs window' but not 'the window upstairs' (which would be an adverb).