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in the plaza
当 plaza 指露天广场时，通常与介词 in 搭配，表示在某处广场内。
The concert will be held in the main plaza.
音乐会将在主广场举行。
广场
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
广场
a public square in a town or city, usually open and with room for pedestrians
The concert will be held in the main plaza.
音乐会将在主广场举行。
A town's public square.
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
A shopping mall.
The plaza was crowded with people enjoying the sunny afternoon.
广场上挤满了享受午后阳光的人们。
We agreed to meet in front of the old fountain in the plaza.
我们约好在广场上的老喷泉前见面。
The city council plans to add more benches and trees to the central plaza.
市议会计划在中心广场增加更多长椅和树木。
当 plaza 指露天广场时，通常与介词 in 搭配，表示在某处广场内。
The concert will be held in the main plaza.
音乐会将在主广场举行。
plaza 也可指现代购物中心（通常有景观、餐厅和停车场），与 shopping、retail 等词连用。
A new shopping plaza opened near my house.
我家附近新开了一家购物中心。
Not this
We met in front of plaza.
Use this
We met in front of the plaza.
plaza 是可数名词，单数前需要加限定词。这里特指某个广场，所以要用 the plaza。
Not this
There are many plaza in this city.
Use this
There are many plazas in this city.
plaza 是可数名词，many 后接复数形式，所以要用 plazas。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
城镇广场
The concert will be held in the town plaza.
音乐会将在城镇广场举行。
中央广场
The hotel is located near the central plaza.
这家酒店位于中央广场附近。
公共广场
The public plaza is crowded on weekends.
周末公共广场上人很多。
购物广场
We spent the afternoon at the shopping plaza.
我们整个下午都待在购物广场。
露天广场
The outdoor plaza has many cafes.
露天广场上有许多咖啡馆。
主广场
The main plaza is the heart of the old city.
主广场是旧城区的中心。
我是艾洛伊斯，我六岁，我住在广场饭店。
We met at the plaza in front of the city hall.
我们在市政厅前的广场见面。
Use plaza naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 plaza 记成“place(地方)+a”，一个叫“普拉扎”的地方：市民聚集、逛街购物的开放式广场。
语域：neutral 常见场景：城市公共空间、商业购物区 plaza 既可以指“广场”（多用于城市规划、旅游导览等场合），也可以指“购物区/商场”（常见于商业和日常购物语境）。两种用法在书面语和口语中都比较自然，整体属于中性词，实际使用时根据上下文选择即可。
与 plaza /ˈplɑːzə/ 押韵的是 Gaza /ˈɡɑːzə/；piazza 读作 /piˈɑːzə/ 时也押韵（亦有 /piˈæzə/ 的读法）。pizza /ˈpiːtsə/、bazaar /bəˈzɑːr/、salsa /ˈsɑːlsə/ 只是拼写或读音相近，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.