parterre
/pɑːˈteə(r)/noun
1
- a level space in a garden occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds花坛, 花圃。
2
- chiefly US the part of the ground floor of a theatre auditorium behind the orchestra pit, especially the part beneath the balconies〈主美〉剧院堂座（尤指楼座下方部分）。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French, from par terre 'on the ground'.