admittance

admittance — noun

1. the right or permission to go into a building or other restricted area, often gr

1.名詞C1
釋義

the right or permission to go into a building or other restricted area, often granted by an official, a sign, or a person guarding the door.

例句

A red sign on the warehouse door read 'No admittance without a hard hat.'

fixed phrase: 'no admittance' on warning signs

Yael was refused admittance to the club because he was wearing shorts.

passive: be refused / denied admittance

同義詞
  • entry

    much more common and neutral; works in everyday speech where 'admittance' sounds stiff

  • access

    broader — includes the ability to use something (a website, a road), not just to enter a place

  • admission

    often interchangeable, but 'admission' is preferred for being formally accepted into a school, club, or hospital

反義詞
  • exclusion

    the formal opposite — being kept out of a place or group

文法句型

admittance to + place

no admittance

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and fairly formal; in everyday speech, 'entry' or 'getting in' is far more common. Frequently appears in fixed warning phrases such as 'No admittance' and in passive structures like 'be refused / denied admittance'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought two admittances to the show.
✅I bought two tickets to the show.
💡admittance is uncountable; you cannot count it. Use 'ticket' or 'entry' for items you buy.
❌He got an admittance into the building.
✅He gained admittance to the building.
💡no article 'an' before this uncountable noun, and the usual preposition is 'to', not 'into'.