sauna

sauna — noun

1. A sauna is a space lined with wood that people make extremely hot. Inside, a per

1.名詞B1
釋義

A sauna is a space lined with wood that people make extremely hot. Inside, a person can sit or stretch out to rest and sweat. In some saunas, steam rises when water is splashed onto hot rocks. The same word can also describe the experience of being in this room for some time.

例句

After a long hike in the mountains, Ilan relaxed in the sauna at the lodge.

collocation: relax in the sauna

Yuna poured water over the hot stones, and steam filled the small wooden room.

同義詞
  • steam room

    a room filled with moist heat and steam, usually tiled rather than wooden, and less hot than a sauna

  • steam bath

    a bath in steam; can refer to the treatment or the room, though more general and less specific than 'sauna'

  • sweat lodge

    a dome-shaped hut used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas for ceremonial sweating, with different cultural origins from the Finnish sauna

文法句型

have + a sauna

go to + the/a sauna

spend time in + a/the sauna

用法筆記

The word 'sauna' is a countable noun, so it normally needs an article (a sauna, the sauna) or a determiner. It can refer to both the room itself ('The sauna is very hot') and the activity or time spent in it ('I had a long sauna after swimming').

常見錯誤

❌I went to sauna after work.
✅I went to the sauna after work.
💡'sauna' is a countable noun, so it needs an article or determiner.
❌We stayed in sauna for an hour.
✅We stayed in the sauna for an hour.
💡the definite article 'the' is required when referring to a specific sauna.