alfresco + noun
作定语时放在名词前，强调用餐、活动等在户外进行。
They served an alfresco dinner on the terrace.
他们在露台上供应了一顿露天晚餐。
户外的,开放的；在户外的
户外的,开放的
Outdoor, open to the atmosphere.
We enjoyed an alfresco lunch in the garden.
我们在花园里享受了一顿户外午餐。
用法提示：alfresco 作为形容词修饰 lunch，表示在户外进行的
The restaurant offers alfresco dining on the terrace.
这家餐厅在露台上提供户外用餐服务。
用法提示：alfresco 修饰 dining，表示户外用餐
They prefer alfresco concerts during the summer.
他们更喜欢夏天户外的音乐会。
用法提示：alfresco 修饰 concerts，表示在户外举行的
作定语时放在名词前，强调用餐、活动等在户外进行。
They served an alfresco dinner on the terrace.
他们在露台上供应了一顿露天晚餐。
作表语时说明场所或活动处于户外、露天状态。
The café's seating is alfresco during the summer.
夏季时这家咖啡馆的座位是露天的。
grammar · medium
易错句子We enjoyed alfresco meal by the pool.
正确表达We enjoyed an alfresco meal by the pool.
英语中单数可数名词 meal 前需要限定词；alfresco 是定语形容词，不能代替冠词，因此要加 an。
grammar · medium
易错句子We sat in the alfresco.
正确表达We sat in the alfresco area.
alfresco 是形容词，不是名词；放在介词短语中不能单独作宾语，需补出被修饰的名词 area。
grammar · medium
易错句子They served an alfresco outdoor lunch.
正确表达They served an alfresco lunch.
alfresco 本身已表示“户外的”，再加 outdoor 会造成语义重复；去掉 outdoor 即可。
alfresco 更书面、略带雅致色彩，常指用餐、休闲等露天场景；outdoor 是最通用的中性词，可修饰几乎任何室外事物（outdoor activities、outdoor furniture）。
两者都可指无顶遮蔽的场所，但 alfresco 多用于餐饮、生活方式语境，作形容词或副词；open-air 更强调结构上没有屋顶，常用于 open-air theatre、open-air market 等固定搭配。
outside 指某物的外部或不在建筑物内，常作副词、介词或名词；alfresco 只作形容词（或副词）且语义窄，专指露天享乐式活动，不能像 outside 那样表示“在外面”的一般位置。
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