workplace

workplace — noun

1. the place — for example, an office tower, a shop, or a factory — where someone g

1.名詞C1
釋義

the place — for example, an office tower, a shop, or a factory — where someone goes to carry out their paid work

例句

A new café opened on the ground floor of Hari's workplace this week.

at [possessive] workplace — common collocation for physical location

The company wants to make the workplace safer for all employees.

make the workplace [adjective] — pattern with complement

同義詞
  • office

    narrower — usually a room or building for desk-based professional work

  • worksite

    narrower — often used for outdoor or temporary job locations such as a construction area

  • place of work

    more formal; typically appears in legal or official documents

反義詞
  • home

    the place where someone lives, as opposed to where they work

文法句型

at [possessive] workplace

in the workplace

用法筆記

Unlike more specific words such as office or factory, workplace does not describe the type of work setting. It frequently appears with possessive determiners (my workplace, her workplace) and with the definite article in general statements (the modern workplace).

常見錯誤

❌I left my phone at work.
✅I left my phone at my workplace.
💡work as a noun refers to the activity, not the physical place; use workplace when you mean the building or room.