upstairs

參見：up stairs 和 up-stairs

英語

其他形式

up stairs, up-stairs (古舊)

詞源

up- +‎ stair +‎ -s

發音

(通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, /ˈʌpˌstɛɹz/
(標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/, /ˈʌpˌstɛəz/
斷字：up‧stairs
（美國）音頻： (檔案)
韻部：-ɛə(ɹ)z

形容詞

upstairs (比較級 further upstairs，最高級 furthest upstairs)

樓上的
They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom.
他們可以睡樓上的臥室。
(棒球，非正式，指球) 高的，（通常指）高於好球區的
That fastball was upstairs for a ball.
那個快球投得太高了。

衍生詞彙

upstairs-downstairs

副詞

upstairs (比較級 further upstairs，最高級 furthest upstairs)

在樓上，向樓上
I’ll take my shoes and put them away the next time I go upstairs.
我上樓的時候我就把我鞋子拿走放起來。

I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.
我討厭住我樓上的人，而且特別討厭他們的鋼琴。
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], 章號 XX, 出自 Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], 第 I 卷, London: Henry Colburn, […], 出版於 1842, →OCLC，第 255 頁:
  There was more dancing and singing up stairs, more wit and conversation below; all were at liberty, and all stayed late; and all talked so much of the happiness they had enjoyed, that Lady Anne felt herself exceedingly tempted to give another party before the season finally closed.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
- Template:RQ:Hardy Tess
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  Marsha, let’s go upstairs!
  （美國）音頻： (檔案)
- 2020年12月2日, Paul Bigland, 「My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet」, 出自 Rail，第 68 頁:
  On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
(非正式) 心智上，腦子里
After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs.
那次Joe在廚房桌子上跳了呼拉舞以後，他的朋友就懷疑他腦子是不是有什麼問題。

Are you sure you're alright upstairs?
你腦子沒事吧？
(非正式) 在天上

反義詞

downstairs

衍生詞彙

Man Upstairs

名詞

upstairs (複數 upstairs)

樓上
(俚語，委婉，指女性的) 胸