资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Terrace \Ter"race\, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It.
   terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa,
   originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch,
   E. torrid, and thirst. See {Thirst}, and cf. {Fumitory},
   {Inter}, v., {Patterre}, {Terrier}, {Trass}, {Tureen},
   {Turmeric}.]
   1. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth,
      supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft,
      or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.

   2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

   3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental
      nations are covered with terraces.

   4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a
      hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.

   5. (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front,
      bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

   Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at
         different levels, indicating the flood plains at
         successive periods in their history.

   {Terrace epoch}. (Geol.) See {Drift epoch}, under {Drift}, a.