patio /'paetiao; 'pati,v/ n (pl ~s) /-aoz; -oz/ 1 courtyard, open to the sky, within the walls of a Spanish or Spanish American house. (西班牙或使用西班牙語(yǔ)之美洲各國(guó)的)屋內(nèi)庭院; 天井。 2 (modern use) paved area near a house, used for recreation . (現(xiàn)代用法)房屋附近用磚石等鋪平的游樂(lè)場(chǎng)地。