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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。
庭院；院子
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庭院；院子
an open area of ground, partly or completely surrounded by walls or buildings
The children are playing in the courtyard.
孩子们正在庭院里玩耍。
露天的、部分或完全被墙壁或建筑物围起来的区域。
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
被墙或建筑物完全或部分围绕的区域
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
The children are playing in the courtyard.
孩子们正在庭院里玩耍。
She decorated the courtyard with flowers and lights.
她用鲜花和灯饰装饰了庭院。
The hotel has a spacious courtyard where guests can relax.
这家酒店有一个宽敞的庭院，客人可以在那里放松。
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。
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。
用with描述庭院具有的特征。
They bought a house with a small courtyard and a garden.
他们买了一栋带小庭院和花园的房子。
Not this
We have a yard in our traditional house.
Use this
We have a courtyard in our traditional house.
中式传统住宅中'庭院'专指被墙壁或建筑围合的空地，'yard'多指无围合的院子或场地，混淆两者导致语义不准确。
Not this
They are playing at the courtyard.
Use this
They are playing in the courtyard.
courtyard 指由墙壁或建筑围成的封闭区域，表示在里面应用介词 in，而 at 多用于表示位置点而非内部空间。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
内院
The hotel's inner courtyard is filled with flowers.
酒店的内院开满了鲜花。
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。
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。
庭院入口
The courtyard entrance is through a wooden gate.
庭院入口是一扇木门。
庭院围墙
The courtyard wall is covered with ivy.
庭院围墙上爬满了常春藤。
四合院
They live in a traditional courtyard house in Beijing.
他们住在北京一座传统的四合院里。
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court（法院）+ yard（院子）= 庭院
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。
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).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.