site
Definitions
The place where something is located, was built, or takes place.
地点；场所；（建筑或事件的）所在地。
A website; a set of connected pages on the internet.
网站。
To place or position something in a particular location.
使坐落于；为……选址。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin situs ('position, the way a thing is placed,' related to sinere 'to let sit / set down'). A site is simply where something has been set down to sit. The internet borrowed it whole: a website is the 'place' your pages sit at an address.
Root sit still carries 98 more wordsUsage Guide
Watch the homophones: site (a place), sight (vision / something seen), and cite (to quote a source) sound identical but never overlap. 'A construction site,' 'a beautiful sight,' 'cite a study.' As a verb, site is formal and usually passive: 'the plant is sited near the river.'
Example Sentences
- 1.
Workers cleared the site before construction began.
- 2.
This is the site of an ancient Roman fort.
- 3.
Check our site for the latest prices.
- 4.
The factory was sited well away from the town.
Easily Confused
site vs sight vs cite — pure homophones, the classic spelling trap. site = a location (building site). sight = the sense of seeing or a view (lose sight of, a wonderful sight). cite = to quote or refer to (cite an example). If it's a place, it's site.