[N-COUNT 可数名词]庭院;院子;天井 A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.
他们穿过拱门走进铺着鹅卵石的院子。
Oxford
court·yard/ˈkɔːtjɑːd; NAmEˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/(alsocourt)nounan open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc. (通常为城堡、大宅第等的)庭院,院子,天井◆the central/inner courtyard中心╱内庭院courtyardcourtyardscourt·yard/ˈkɔːtjɑːd; NAmEˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/