storey
storey — noun
1. one of the different levels that make up a building, with each level built above
one of the different levels that make up a building, with each level built above the one below — for example, the ground floor or the top floor of a block of flats.
The central library has a quiet reading room on the third storey.
on the [ordinal] storey — preposition pattern
Ishaan lives on the top storey of a high-rise building in Seoul.
top storey — collocation for uppermost level
The fire spread from the second to the fifth storey of the hotel.
Each storey of the office tower has its own kitchen and lounge area.
The architect added an extra storey to the school during the renovation.
- floor
the most common everyday word for a level of a building; 'floor' can also mean the surface you walk on, while 'storey' only refers to the level as a unit
- level
more general term, used for buildings, car parks, or any multi-tiered structure
- deck
used for ships, buses, and some platform structures, but not typical for ordinary buildings
文法句型
on + [ordinal] + storey
[number]-storey + building (attributive)
用法筆記
Used mainly in British English; the US spelling is 'story' (same pronunciation). When describing how many levels a building has, the attributive compound is very common: a three-storey house (not 'a three-storeys house').