patio
/ˈpætɪəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- a paved outdoor area adjoining a house(连接房屋并铺有地面的)露台, 平台。
1.1
- a roofless inner courtyard in a Spanish or Spanish-American house(指西班牙或西班牙拉丁美洲式房子的)露天庭院, 天井。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Spanish, denoting an inner courtyard.