| 释义 |
breeze-way, breezeway orig. U.S.|ˈbriːzweɪ|
[f. breeze n.1 + way n.1]
A roofed passage, usu. open at the sides, connecting two buildings or parts of a house.
1931K. N. Burt Man's Own Country 39 A small log building attached to the end of his own ranch-house by means of what is known to the Far West as a breeze-way. This construction is a floored and roofed-over passage, open at the sides. 1952M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ix. 170 From the other end of the breeze-way, through the open door of the dark garage, they heard Cathy's voice thinly calling. 1957New Yorker 21 Sept. 39/1 Now if you don't have a floodlit crèche in the breezeway and your roof outlined with colored lights you're nobody. 1963J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1964) ii. 18 A modern split-level house complete with car port, breezeway and Chinese elm hedge. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 46/9 (Advt.), Two acres of trees and lawn,..breezeway and double garage. 1969Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 37/3 (Advt.), Large breezeway..connects Triple Garage to Rumpus Room. |