Word · Frequency #24313
courthouse
法院大楼
a building where courts of law are held
- 1.
A public building housing courts of law.
设有法庭的公共建筑
郡政府大楼；设有法庭的公共建筑；法院；郡政府所在地
In use
The trial will be held at the new courthouse downtown.
They visited the old courthouse to admire its historical architecture.
Many courthouses in this state have been renovated recently.
the courthouse + verb
courthouse 作主语时通常带定冠词 the。
The courthouse stands in the center of the town.
法院大楼耸立在城镇中心。
at the courthouse
表示地点时常用 at；若强调在建筑内部，可用 in。
The trial will be held at the courthouse.
审判将在法院大楼举行。
courthouse + noun
courthouse 可作定语修饰名词，常见于地点描述。
They gathered on the courthouse steps.
他们聚集在法院大楼的台阶上。
Common mistakes
The judge entered the courthouse to begin the trial.The judge entered the courtroom to begin the trial.
courthouse 指整座法院大楼，而 courtroom 指大楼里具体进行审判的法庭房间；审判是在 court room 里开始的，所以这种语境要用 courtroom。
The courthouse ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.The court ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.
courthouse 是建筑物，不能作出法律裁决；作出裁决的是司法机构 court(法院/法庭)，所以要说 The court ruled。
Connections
Collocations
- county courthouse
- 县法院大楼
- The trial will take place at the county courthouse.审判将在县法院大楼进行。
- federal courthouse
- 联邦法院大楼
- The federal courthouse is closed on federal holidays.联邦法院大楼在联邦假日关闭。
- courthouse steps
- 法院大楼台阶
- The verdict was announced on the courthouse steps.判决在法院大楼台阶上宣布。
- old courthouse
- 旧法院大楼
- The old courthouse now serves as a museum.旧法院大楼现在用作博物馆。
- courthouse square
- 法院大楼广场
- The farmers' market is held on the courthouse square.农贸市场在法院大楼广场举办。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
court（法庭）+ house（房子）→ 法庭所在的房子，就是法院大楼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：法律程序、新闻报道、指路 该词指设有法庭的公共建筑，语气通常中性，多用于日常对话和法律相关场景中，比较常见于指路、新闻或办理法律事务时。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列词（house、mouse、outhouse、lighthouse、clubhouse、penthouse）的结尾都读 /haʊs/，与 courthouse 的后半部分 -house 押韵。注意：courthouse 读作 /'kɒ:thaus/，第一个音节是 /kɒ:t/，不要把拼写里的 -our- 当成 /aʊ/ 来读；同时，拼写以 -ouse 结尾的单词，如 mouse 确实押韵，但拼写上类似的 course /kɔːs/、courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ 读音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.