apartment

apartment — noun

1. a home that has its own kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms, and shares a building w

1.名詞A2
釋義

a home that has its own kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms, and shares a building with other homes like it — usually all on the same floor.

例句

Yusuf rents a small apartment on the third floor of an old brick building.

rent + apartment

The Lin family's new apartment has two bedrooms, a balcony, and a view of the park.

apartment has [features]

同義詞
  • flat

    British equivalent; standard word in the UK

  • condo

    American, specifically one that is owned, not rented

  • studio

    small apartment with one main room

反義詞
  • house

    a separate building, not part of a shared one

用法筆記

Mainly American English. British English usually says 'flat' for the same thing; 'apartment' in British English often suggests something larger or more expensive, or a holiday rental.

常見錯誤

❌I live in a apartment.
✅I live in an apartment.
💡'apartment' starts with a vowel sound, so use 'an'.
❌My apartment is in the second floor.
✅My apartment is on the second floor.
💡use 'on' with floor numbers.

2. a group of large, beautifully decorated rooms inside a palace, castle, or grand

2.名詞B2
釋義

a group of large, beautifully decorated rooms inside a palace, castle, or grand house, often kept for an important person such as a king or queen.

例句

Visitors can tour the royal apartments at Windsor Castle every summer.

the royal apartments (usually plural)

The duchess showed her guests the private apartments on the upper floor.

private apartments

同義詞
  • chambers

    formal; private rooms used by an important person

  • suite

    a connected set of rooms, often in a hotel or palace

  • quarters

    rooms set aside for someone to live in

用法筆記

Almost always plural ('the royal apartments', 'the state apartments') and tied to palaces, castles, or other grand buildings. Distinguish from sense 1, which is an everyday home.