terrace /'terәs/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
• (n.) a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
• (v.) provide (a house) with a terrace

Chinese translation

• n. 阶地, 梯田, 房屋之平顶, 阳台, 沿岸防地, 露台
• a. 叠层式的
• vt. 使成梯田, 使成有平台屋顶

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'terәs/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.88 · Super Rare

Word forms

terracing, terraced, terraces

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