basement

basement — noun

1. the lowest floor of a building, with rooms under the ground or only partly under

1.名詞B2
釋義

the lowest floor of a building, with rooms under the ground or only partly under it

例句

We keep old photo albums in boxes under the basement stairs.

collocation: basement stairs

After the storm, muddy water filled the basement within an hour.

collocation: flooded basement

同義詞
  • cellar

    often smaller and more strongly linked to storage, especially food or wine

  • lower ground floor

    more formal, especially in British building descriptions

  • lower level

    broader and can describe part of a house plan, not always fully underground

反義詞
  • attic

    the space or room high in a house, under the roof

  • top floor

    the highest storey of a building

文法句型

in the basement

go down to the basement

turn the basement into something

用法筆記

Often follows prepositions such as in, from, and down to. Distinguish from cellar, which more often suggests a storage space for food or drink rather than an ordinary room people use every day.

常見錯誤

❌The bikes are in basement.
✅The bikes are in the basement.
💡When you mean the room in a building, basement usually takes the article the.
❌The children sleep in the cellar.
✅The children sleep in the basement.
💡cellar often suggests storage, while basement can be a normal living or work space.