atop
atop — 介系詞
1. resting on or sitting at the highest point of something, often used in literary
在...頂端
在某物的最高處或表面上方
resting on or sitting at the highest point of something, often used in literary or descriptive writing rather than everyday speech.
A stone eagle perched atop the courthouse roof for over a century.
一隻石雕老鷹棲息在法院屋頂上，已經超過一個世紀。
atop + [building / surface] for elevated position
Gita placed a single candle atop the birthday cake before the guests arrived.
瑪雅在客人到達之前，把一根蠟燭插在生日蛋糕的頂端。
atop + concrete object after action verb
Snow glittered atop the mountain peaks all the way to the horizon.
白雪在山峰的頂端閃閃發亮，一路延伸到地平線。
The old wooden chest sat atop a faded rug in the corner of the attic.
那個老舊的木箱擱在閣樓角落一張褪色的地毯上。
Amara balanced a heavy box of books atop the small wheeled cart.
卡洛斯把一個沉重的書箱穩穩放在那台小推車的頂上。
文法句型
atop + noun phrase
用法筆記
Mostly literary or formal; in everyday speech, 'on top of' or simply 'on' is more natural. Often appears in descriptive prose to create a sense of height or grandeur.
常見錯誤
atop — 副詞
1. in, onto, or at the highest part of something already mentioned, used without na
在頂端
位於前述物體的最高處
in, onto, or at the highest part of something already mentioned, used without naming the object directly.
The wedding cake had three white tiers, with a tiny silver bell sitting atop.
婚禮蛋糕有三層白色蛋糕，最上面坐著一個小小的銀色鈴鐺。
atop used absolutely, no object after it
Bao built a snowman in the yard and stuck a red carrot atop.
麗娜在院子裡堆了一個雪人，並在最上方插上一根紅蘿蔔。
adverb after verb of placement
The old church had a square tower with a bronze cross fixed atop.
那座老教堂有一座方形塔樓，塔頂上裝著一個銅製十字架。
Ines stacked four boxes by the door, then balanced her keys atop.
Ines 在門邊疊了四個箱子，然後把她的鑰匙放在最上面。
- underneath
directly below the implied object
文法句型
verb + atop (no object)
用法筆記
Distinguish from the preposition sense: when used as an adverb, 'atop' is not followed by a noun — the object it sits on is understood from earlier in the sentence. Quite rare; most writers prefer 'on top'.