courtyard

court·yard

C0700500 (kôrt′yärd′)n. An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.

courtyard

(ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd) n (Architecture) an open area of ground surrounded by walls or buildings; court

court•yard

(ˈkɔrtˌyɑrd, ˈkoʊrt-)

n. a court open to the sky, esp. one enclosed on all four sides. [1545–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

courtyard - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"courtarea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"atrium - the central area in a building; open to the skybailey - the outer courtyard of a castlebuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)forecourt - the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildingsparvis - a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

courtyard

noun yard, square, piazza, quadrangle, area, plaza, enclosure, cloister, quad (informal), peristyle They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.

courtyard

nounAn area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings:atrium, close, court, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard.

Translations

庭院

court

(koːt) noun1. a place where legal cases are heard. a magistrates' court; the High Court. 法院 法院2. the judges and officials of a legal court. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday. 法庭 法官3. a marked-out space for certain games. a tennis-court; a squash court. 球場 球场4. the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen. the court of King James. 朝廷大臣 朝廷大臣5. the palace of a king or queen. Hampton Court. 宮廷 宫廷6. an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house. 庭院 院落 verb1. to try to win the love of; to woo. 求愛 求爱2. to try to gain (admiration etc). 企求 企求3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc). 招致(危險等) 招致（危险等） ˈcourtier (-tiə) noun a member of the court of a king or queen. He was one of King James' courtiers. 侍臣，朝臣 廷臣，朝臣 ˈcourtly adjective having fine manners. 有教養的 优雅的ˈcourtliness noun 有教養 礼貌ˈcourtship noun courting or wooing. 求愛 求爱ˈcourthouse noun a building where legal cases are held. 法院 法院ˌcourt-ˈmartial – plural ˌcourts-ˈmartial – noun a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline. 軍事法庭 军事法庭ˈcourtyard noun a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building. the courtyard of the castle. 庭院 庭院

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