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- a level paved area next to a building; a patio（与建筑物相连的）露台, 平台。
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- each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation阶地; 梯田。
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- （一般作Terraces）Brit. a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a stadium, especially a soccer ground〈英〉（尤指足球场四周的）露天阶梯看台。
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- Geology a natural horizontal shelf-like formation, such as a raised beach【地质】沿岸阶地; 阶面。
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- chiefly Brit. a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style〈主英〉（建于同一街区, 外表结构一样的）排屋。
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- a terraced house排屋中的一栋房屋, 联立房屋, （多家）连体别墅。
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- make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps使成阶地（或梯田）。
词源
early 16th cent. （denoting an open gallery， later a platform or balcony in a theatre）： from Old French， literally 'rubble， platform'， based on Latin terra 'earth'.