terrace
UK/'terәs/US
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Definitions
n.
A flat, paved or raised outdoor area next to a building.
露台，平台（建筑旁铺砌或抬高的户外平地）。
n.
One of a series of flat, raised levels cut into a slope, used for farming.
梯田，台地（凿入坡地、用于耕作的一级级平整阶地）。
v.
To make (sloping land) into terraces.
把（坡地）开辟成梯田。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom terr (earth, from terra) via French — originally a raised platform of packed earth. That single idea splits two ways: the flat steps cut into a hillside (rice terraces) and the flat raised area beside a house (a roof terrace). Both are 'a level shelf of ground built up above the slope.'
Root terr still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.roof terrace屋顶露台
- 2.terrace garden露台花园
- 3.rice terraces水稻梯田
- 4.outdoor terrace户外露台
Example Sentences
- 1.
We had dinner on the roof terrace overlooking the harbor.
- 2.
Farmers carved rice terraces into the steep hillsides.
- 3.
The slope was terraced to prevent the soil from washing away.