patio
noun /ˈpætiəʊ/
/ˈpætiəʊ/
(plural patios)
- a flat hard area outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit
（房屋外面或后面的）露台，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。
Collocations DictionaryPatio is used before these nouns:- door
- furniture
词源early 19th cent.: from Spanish, denoting an inner courtyard. - on the patio Let's have lunch out on the patio.
