fireplace

fireplace — noun

1. an opening in an indoor wall where a fire is lit, often with a decorative border

1.名詞B1
釋義

an opening in an indoor wall where a fire is lit, often with a decorative border around it and a shelf above

例句

The old stone fireplace in the living room had a large oak mantelpiece above it.

attributive: stone fireplace / marble fireplace / brick fireplace

Grandma sat by the fireplace every evening, knitting while the logs crackled.

collocation: sit by the fireplace

同義詞
  • hearth

    specifically the stone or brick floor of the fireplace; also used poetically to mean 'home'

  • firebox

    the inner chamber of a fireplace where the fire actually burns; a more technical term

  • inglenook

    a bench or seat built into the sides of a very large fireplace; quite rare in modern English

用法筆記

Often used with prepositions of position: in the fireplace (inside the opening), by or beside the fireplace (next to it), and above the fireplace (on the wall or shelf above it).

常見錯誤

❌Smoke came out of the fireplace, so we called a cleaner.
✅Smoke came out of the chimney, so we called a cleaner.
💡Fireplace is the opening where the fire burns; chimney is the pipe that carries smoke out.
❌We built a stone fireplace in the garden for summer barbecues.
✅We built a stone fire pit in the garden for summer barbecues.
💡A fireplace is indoors and connected to a chimney; a fire pit is an outdoor structure without a chimney.