英语词汇“verandah”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A verandah is an outdoor porch with a roof. Most verandahs extend along the sides and front of a house or building. It’s usually spelled "veranda," but spell it with the h if you’re in a Jane Austen novel. Verandah.

In the US, veranda (without the “h”) is been standard since the 1850s, but British English kept the “h” for about 100 more years. These days veranda is more common everywhere. It comes from the Hindi varanda, and the porch style was copied from India by the English. The word's origin goes back to the even older Portuguese word of the same name.

WORD FAMILY

verandah: verandahs

USAGE EXAMPLES

The only difference was that Papa-Nnukwu’s house had a verandah, which was bounded by rusty metal bars.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003)

Rocking chair verandah, two-car detached garage, full basement, new roof, wood fencing.

Washington Times(Nov 24, 2016)

I held back my tears and left the verandah to meet with Junior at the junction where we waited for the lorry.

Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy S...(2007)

n a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

gallery, veranda

lanai

a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room

porch

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

单词	verandah
释义	verandah (once / 1504 pages) n A verandah is an outdoor porch with a roof. Most verandahs extend along the sides and front of a house or building. It’s usually spelled "veranda," but spell it with the h if you’re in a Jane Austen novel. Verandah. In the US, veranda (without the “h”) is been standard since the 1850s, but British English kept the “h” for about 100 more years. These days veranda is more common everywhere. It comes from the Hindi varanda, and the porch style was copied from India by the English. The word's origin goes back to the even older Portuguese word of the same name. WORD FAMILY verandah: verandahs USAGE EXAMPLES The only difference was that Papa-Nnukwu’s house had a verandah, which was bounded by rusty metal bars. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Rocking chair verandah, two-car detached garage, full basement, new roof, wood fencing. Washington Times(Nov 24, 2016) I held back my tears and left the verandah to meet with Junior at the junction where we waited for the lorry. Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy S...(2007) n a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper gallery, veranda lanai a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room porch a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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