Word · Frequency #21700
casements
窗扇；平开窗扇
casements is the plural of casement.
a window sash that is hinged on one side
- 1.
A window sash that is hinged on the side.
铰接在侧面的窗扇。
- 2.
A window having such sashes; a casement window.Wp
带有这种窗扇的窗户；平开窗。
- 3.
A casemate. Some writers and readers consider casement a catachresis when used in this sense.
暗炮台。
铰接在侧面的窗扇。；带有这种窗扇的窗户；平开窗。；暗炮台。；窗；玻璃窗
In use
She opened the casement to let in the cool morning breeze.
The bedroom has two casements that open outward.
He stood by the casement and watched the rain.
a casement window
casement 常作定语修饰 window，表示平开窗。
The bedroom has a casement window that opens outward.
这间卧室有一扇向外打开的平开窗。
open/close a casement
casement 可单独指铰链连接的窗扇或整扇平开窗。
She opened the casement to let in the morning air.
她打开平开窗让早晨的空气进来。
Common mistakes
There is a casement on the wall.There is a casement in the wall.
Connections
Collocations
- casement window
- 平开窗
- He replaced the old casement window with a modern double-glazed one.他用现代的双层玻璃平开窗换掉了旧平开窗。
- casement lock
- 平开窗锁
- Make sure to fasten the casement lock before you leave.离开前务必锁好平开窗锁。
- casement hinge
- 平开窗铰链
- The casement hinge was rusted and needed oiling.平开窗铰链生锈了，需要上油。
- casement stay
- 平开窗撑杆
- Use the casement stay to hold the window open at an angle.用平开窗撑杆把窗户斜着撑开。
Pop culture & quotes
- Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam / Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
- 被魔咒的窗扉，朝向危险之海的浪花敞开，在那荒凉的仙乡。From John Keats's poem 'Ode to a Nightingale' (1819). The phrase 'magic casements' evokes the power of imagination to create enchanting, otherworldly visions.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
casement 像 case(盒子)+ment：一扇像盒子盖一样从一侧翻开的小窗，记住平开窗扇。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：建筑说明、房屋描述 casement 单独使用时常见于建筑、产品说明或维修类文字，多偏书面；日常交谈中更常搭配 window 说成 casement window。正式程度会随语境变化，通常可视为中性偏正式。
Grammar Note
指一侧铰接的窗扇（通常单侧开合），并非整扇窗户。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Basement and placement genuinely rhyme with casement: their stressed vowels and following sounds match (/beɪs/, /pleɪs/ vs /keɪs/). Pavement shares only the unstressed /mənt/ ending, not the /eɪs/ rhyme. Cement is a useful lookalike: it ends in -ment in spelling, but it is pronounced /sɪˈment/ with second-syllable stress and a different vowel, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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