penthouse

ペントハウス、最上階の高級住宅

高い建物の最上部にある住居で、広く高価で眺めがよいことが多い。

やさしい英語で： An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.

• They live in a penthouse.
• The penthouse has a terrace overlooking the city.
• Two penthouses on the top floor are for sale.

よく使う表現： luxury penthouse, penthouse apartment, penthouse suite

コート脇の傾斜屋根

伝統的なリアルテニスのコートの側面に沿って設けられた傾斜屋根。

やさしい英語で： A sloping roof along the side of a court used for the traditional game called real tennis.

• The ball struck the penthouse.
• Her serve bounced off the penthouse into the court.
• The old court’s penthouses needed repair.

よく使う表現： court penthouse, sloping penthouse, hit the penthouse

庇で覆う

壁から斜め下に延びる小さな屋根で、物を覆って保護する。

やさしい英語で： To shelter something with a small roof that slopes down from a wall.

• They penthoused the entrance against the rain.
• The builder will penthouse the doorway.
• The wall had been penthoused with timber.

類義語： shelter, roof over

よく使う表現： penthouse an entrance, penthouse a doorway