"ceiling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 天花板
• 上限

Definition

Ceiling 指房間內部上方的頂面。它也可以表示某事物無法超過的上限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

表示房間內部頂部時用 'ceiling'，而建築物外部頂部通常是 'roof'。常見搭配有 'paint the ceiling'、'ceiling fan'；比喻義裡常見 'price ceiling' 和 'hit a ceiling'。

Examples

The ceiling in my room is white.

我房間的**天花板**是白色的。

There is a fan on the ceiling.

**天花板**上有一臺風扇。

He looked up at the ceiling.

他抬頭看著**天花板**。

We need to repaint the ceiling before the guests arrive.

客人到之前，我們得把**天花板**重新粉刷一遍。

After months of practice, she felt like she had hit a ceiling.

練了幾個月後，她覺得自己好像碰到了**上限**。

The government set a ceiling on rent increases this year.

政府今年對房租漲幅設定了**上限**。