summer-house
summer-house — 名詞
1. a small, roofed outdoor building found in gardens or public parks, where people
涼亭
花園中供人休憩的遮陽小屋
a small, roofed outdoor building found in gardens or public parks, where people sit and relax during warm weather, typically with open sides or windows
Minho built a wooden summer-house at the far end of the flower garden.
Minho 在花園盡頭蓋了一座木製涼亭。
collocation: wooden + summer-house
Élise carried a cup of tea to the summer-house and read there for hours.
Élise 端了一杯茶到涼亭裡，坐著讀了好幾個小時。
Romi painted the inside of her summer-house a soft shade of lavender.
Romi 把涼亭內部漆成了柔和的淡紫色。
The neighbours' children used the old summer-house as a secret playhouse.
鄰居的孩子們把舊涼亭當成祕密遊戲屋。
Manuela hung string lights inside the summer-house for evening parties with friends.
Manuela 在涼亭裡掛上燈串，方便晚上和朋友們聚會。
- gazebo
usually open on all sides and octagonal, while a summer-house is more enclosed
- pavilion
larger and more ornate, often found in public parks rather than private gardens
- garden shelter
a more general term that includes any covered outdoor seating area
用法筆記
Often spelled as a single word 'summerhouse', especially in British English. The structure is smaller than a full garden shed and is intended for people to sit in, not for storage.
常見錯誤
2. a house or cottage that people occupy as a holiday home exclusively in the summe
避暑別墅
只在夏季居住的度假房屋
a house or cottage that people occupy as a holiday home exclusively in the summertime, often found in a cooler area such as the countryside or by the coast
Niran flies to his summer-house in the Swiss Alps every August.
Niran 每年八月飛到位於瑞士阿爾卑斯山的避暑別墅。
collocation: fly to + summer-house
The old summer-house on the lake has been in Meera's family since the 1950s.
Meera 家在湖邊的老避暑別墅自 1950 年代就傳下來了。
Jason and his cousins spend every July at their grandmother's summer-house by the sea.
Jason 和表親們每年七月都在奶奶的海邊避暑別墅度過。
Olivia renovated the kitchen of her summer-house before the tourist season began.
Olivia 在旅遊旺季開始前翻新了避暑別墅的廚房。
Ilan's summer-house can only be reached by a narrow gravel road through the forest.
Ilan 的避暑別墅只能經由一條穿過森林的狹窄碎石路抵達。
- vacation home
broader term that includes properties used at any time of year, not just summer
- holiday cottage
more common in British English; can be used year-round
- beach house
specifically located by the sea, whereas a summer-house may be inland
用法筆記
Frequently used interchangeably with 'vacation home' in American English, though this term specifically implies the property is occupied only in summer. Not to be confused with a garden summer-house (sense 1), which is too small to live in.