curtilage

n. 庭园, 宅第 [法] 庭园, 宅基地

发音

UK /ˈkɜːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
其它
US /ˈkɝtəlɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

curtilages 复数 curtilages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The area immediately surrounding a house, especially dooryard areas and sometimes including closely associated buildings and structures.

    宅地

    法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

yard grounds

上位词 1

field

下位词 6

garden backyard playground dooryard front yard sideyard

词源

Inherited from Middle English curtylage and Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortillage, curtillage, from cortil (“court, courtyard”), from Latin cortis (“court”); see court. Compare courtledge.

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