pa·ti·o
noun/ˈpætiəʊ/
/ˈpætiəʊ/
(plural patios)
- a flat hard area outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit
（房屋外面的）露台；（屋后的）平台 - on the patio Let's have lunch out on the patio.
咱们在外面平台上吃午饭吧。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPatio is used before these nouns:- door
- furniture
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Spanish, denoting an inner courtyard. - on the patio Let's have lunch out on the patio.