terrace

terrace
noun
  1. a level paved area next to a building; a patio
    (与建筑物相连的)露台,平台
    ■each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation
    阶地;梯田
    ■(一般作 Terraces)(Brit.)a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a stadium, especially a soccer ground
    (英)(尤指足球场四周的)露天阶梯看台
    ■(Geology)a natural horizontal shelf-like formation, such as a raised beach
    (地质)沿岸阶地;阶面
  2. (chiefly Brit.)a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style
    (主英)(建于同一街区,外表结构一样的)排屋
    ■a terraced house
    排屋中的一栋房屋,联立房屋
verb
  1. [with obj.]make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
    使成阶地(或梯田)
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (denoting an open gallery, later a platform or balcony in a theatre): from Old French, literally 'rubble, platform', based on Latin terra 'earth'
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