terrace

/'terəs/

Thân thiện

A family enjoys breakfast on their sunny terrace.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A flat, level area of land, often artificially created, on a slope or hillside: A "terrace" can refer to a flat area cut into a slope, used for agriculture, gardening, or as a platform.
   • A paved area next to a building, used for dining or recreation: A "terrace" is also an outdoor, often paved, area adjoining a house or building.
   • A row of similar houses sharing side walls: In urban contexts, a "terrace" refers to a continuous row of houses built in a uniform style.

2. Verb:

   • To form land into a series of flat, level areas on a slope: To "terrace" land means to create a series of stepped, flat surfaces on a hillside, typically for farming.
   • To provide a building with a terrace: To "terrace" a house means to build or add a flat, outdoor area to it.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The farmers created rice terraces on the mountain slopes. (The flat areas for farming were built on the hillside.)
  • We had breakfast on the terrace overlooking the garden. (We ate on the paved outdoor area of the house.)
  • She lives in a beautiful Georgian terrace in London. (She lives in one house within a row of similar, connected houses.)

• Verb:

  • Ancient civilizations terraced the hills to prevent soil erosion and grow crops. (They shaped the sloping land into flat steps.)
  • They decided to terrace the back of their house to create more outdoor space. (They built a flat, paved area behind their house.)

Advanced Usage

• "Terrace house" (British English): A house that is part of a continuous row of similar houses sharing side walls. This is a compound term.

  • Terrace houses are very common in many UK cities.

• "Sun terrace": A terrace designed to receive a lot of sunlight.

  • The hotel's sun terrace was popular with guests all afternoon.

Variants and Related Words

• Terraced (adjective): Formed into or featuring terraces.

  • The terraced fields were a stunning sight. (The fields were shaped into flat steps on the hillside.)
  • They bought a terraced house. (They bought a house that is part of a row.)

• Terracing (noun): The act or result of forming terraces; a series of terraces.

  • The ancient terracing is still used for agriculture today.

Synonyms

• Noun (for an outdoor area): Patio, deck, balcony.
• Noun (for a row of houses): Row house (American English).
• Verb (for shaping land): Level, grade, step.

Related Phrases

• "To be terraced": Describes land or a building that has been provided with terraces.
  • The vineyard is beautifully terraced.
  • Is the restaurant terraced? (Does the restaurant have an outdoor terrace area?)

Idioms

(No common idioms are directly and exclusively formed with the single word "terrace.")

Học thuật

Noun

1. a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
   • Grosvenor Terrace
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
3. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

Verb

1. make into terraces as for cultivation
   • The Incas terraced their mountainous land
2. provide (a house) with a terrace
   • We terrassed the country house

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bench
• patio
• terrasse