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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
storey
storey [storey storeys] (especially BrE) (especially US story)BrE [ˈstɔːri] NAmE [ˈstɔːri] noun (pl. stor·eys, NAmE stor·ies) 1. a level of a building; a floor •the upper/lower storey of the house •a single-storey/two-storey building see also ↑multi-storey 2. -storeyed (BrE) (NAmE -storied) (in adjectives) (of a building)having the number of levels mentioned •a four-storeyed building See also: ↑story Word Origin: late Middle English: shortening of Latin historia ‘history, story’, a special use in Anglo-Latin, perhaps originally denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures on the front of a building (representing a historical subject). Which Word?: storey / floor You use storey (BrE)/story (NAmE) mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has: ▪ a five-storey house ◇ ▪ The office building is five storeys high. Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc: ▪ His office is on the fifth floor. note at ↑floor Example Bank: •He jumped out of the second-storey/second-story window. •I live on the top storey. •The building is four storeys/stories high. •The building is four storeys high. •The house has three storeys. •The kitchen occupies the lower storey. •They plan to add an extra storey. •a five-storey house •a single-storey/two-storey/three-storey building
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