courthouse
noun /ˈkɔːthaʊs/
/ˈkɔːrthaʊs/
- (especially North American English) a building containing courts of law
法院大楼 - The prison is opposite the courthouse.
监狱在法院大楼对面。
Which Word? court / law court / court of lawcourt / law court / court of lawTopics Buildingsb2- All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and (formal) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court (British English) is more often used to refer to the building:
以上各词均可指法庭或法院。court 和 court of law（正式说法）通常指法庭、审判室，courtroom 亦用于此义。law court（英式英语）多指法院这座建筑物： - The prison is opposite the law court.
监狱在法院对面。
- The prison is opposite the law court.
- The prison is opposite the courthouse.
- (in the US) a building containing the offices of a county government
（美国）县政府大楼