terrace

Compared meaning: an open outdoor area next to a building (noun).

比较义项：建筑物旁的露天平台（名词）。

• terrace 本词

  Terrace often refers to a paved or raised platform attached to a building, sometimes on a roof or upper level; more common in British English and often has a view.

  terrace 常指依附于建筑物的铺地或架高平台，有时位于屋顶或高层，英式英语中更常用，常带有视野。

  The hotel's rooftop terrace looks out over the whole city.

  这家酒店的屋顶露台可以俯瞰整座城市。

• patio

  Patio usually means a paved, ground-level outdoor area right next to a house, common in American English and typically used for dining, sitting or barbecuing.

  patio 通常指房屋旁、地面铺砖的露天区域，美式英语中更常用，常用来吃饭、坐着休息或烧烤。

  We put a small table and chairs on the backyard patio for breakfast outside.

  我们在后院露台上摆了一张小桌子和几把椅子，方便在外面吃早餐。

Terrace and patio both mean an open outdoor area beside a building, but usage differs. Terrace means a paved platform attached to a building, common in British English. Patio means a paved, ground-level area next to a house, common in American English, for dining outside.

这两个词在这个意义上都指“建筑物旁的露天区域”，容易混淆。terrace 常指依附建筑物、可能架高的露天平台（比如屋顶露台），英式英语中更常见，不一定铺地砖；patio 通常指房屋旁、地面铺砖的露天区域，美式英语中更常见，多用于吃饭、烧烤等休闲活动。这里不比较 terrace 的“梯田，阶地”义。