a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor 游廊,走廊;阳台 ■(Austral./NZ)a roof over the pavement in front of a shop (澳/新西兰)(商店前人行道上的)遮檐,遮顶
派生 verandaed adjective 语源
early 18th cent.: from Hindi varandā, from Portuguese varanda 'railing, balustrade'