bach

bach — 名詞

1. in New Zealand, a simple wooden hut by the beach, lake, or in the bush, where a

1.名詞
釋義

度假小屋

紐西蘭海邊或湖邊的木造度假小屋

in New Zealand, a simple wooden hut by the beach, lake, or in the bush, where a family goes for short holidays or weekends away from home.

例句

The Patel family drove up to their bach at Lake Taupo every January.

Patel 一家每年一月都會開車到他們在 Taupo 湖邊的度假小屋。

noun: a + bach + at [place name]

Our bach has no hot water, but the view of the bay makes up for it.

我們的度假小屋沒有熱水，但海灣的景色讓人覺得值得。

typical scene: rustic seaside cottage

同義詞
  • crib

    the same idea, used in the South Island of New Zealand

  • cottage

    more general; any small holiday house, no NZ flavour

  • cabin

    wider use; often a wooden hut in mountains or woods anywhere

文法句型

a + bach + at/by/on [place]

用法筆記

Almost always used in New Zealand English. The South Island equivalent is 'crib'. Often paired with possessives: 'our bach', 'the family bach', 'Grandad's bach'.

常見錯誤

❌I rented a bach in Paris last summer.
✅I rented a cottage in Paris last summer.
💡'bach' refers specifically to a New Zealand seaside or bush hut, not any holiday house abroad.
❌We bought two bachs near the coast.
✅We bought two baches near the coast.
💡the plural is 'baches', not 'bachs'.

bach — 動詞