Word · Frequency #15676
plazas
广场
plazas is the plural of plaza.
a public square in a town or city, usually open and with room for pedestrians
- 1.
A town's public square.
- 2.
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
- 3.
A shopping mall.
购物中心；商场；市场；购物区
In use
The plaza was crowded with people enjoying the sunny afternoon.
We agreed to meet in front of the old fountain in the plaza.
The city council plans to add more benches and trees to the central plaza.
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。
a [modifier] plaza
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。
Common mistakes
We met in front of plaza.
Connections
Collocations
- town plaza
- 城镇广场
- The concert will be held in the town plaza.音乐会将在城镇广场举行。
- central plaza
- 中央广场
- The hotel is located near the central plaza.这家酒店位于中央广场附近。
- public plaza
- 公共广场
- The public plaza is crowded on weekends.周末公共广场上人很多。
- shopping plaza
- 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。
- outdoor plaza
- 露天广场
- The outdoor plaza has many cafes.露天广场上有许多咖啡馆。
- main plaza
- 主广场
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.