Word · Frequency #5755
courtyard
庭院；院子
an open area of ground, partly or completely surrounded by walls or buildings
- 1.
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
露天的、部分或完全被墙壁或建筑物围起来的区域。
- 2.
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
被墙或建筑物完全或部分围绕的区域
露天的、部分或完全被墙壁或建筑物围起来的区域。；被墙或建筑物完全或部分围绕的区域；庭院；天井
In use
The children are playing in the courtyard.
She decorated the courtyard with flowers and lights.
The hotel has a spacious courtyard where guests can relax.
in the courtyard
表示场所时常用介词in。
The children are playing in the courtyard.
孩子们正在庭院里玩耍。
the courtyard of [something]
表示所属关系时使用of结构。
The courtyard of the palace is very spacious.
宫殿的庭院非常宽敞。
a courtyard with [feature]
用with描述庭院具有的特征。
They bought a house with a small courtyard and a garden.
Connections
Collocations
- inner courtyard
- 内院
- The hotel's inner courtyard is filled with flowers.酒店的内院开满了鲜花。
- courtyard garden
- 庭院花园
- They enjoy having breakfast in the courtyard garden.他们喜欢在庭院花园里吃早餐。
- courtyard view
- 庭院景观
- The room offers a lovely courtyard view.房间可以欣赏到美丽的庭院景观。
- courtyard entrance
- 庭院入口
- The courtyard entrance is through a wooden gate.庭院入口是一扇木门。
- courtyard wall
- 庭院围墙
- The courtyard wall is covered with ivy.庭院围墙上爬满了常春藤。
- courtyard house
Learner notes
Memory Tip
court（法院）+ yard（院子）= 庭院
Context & Register
courtyard 为中性词，多用于描述建筑物周围的空地，常见于住宅、学校或宫殿等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending 'yard' and are pronounced with the same /jɑrd/ sound as in 'courtyard'. Note that primary stress placement may differ (e.g., 'courtyard' stresses the first syllable; 'backyard' can be stressed on either syllable).
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.