外国人所说的house,flat之类的到底是指什么样的房子?

house 就是一个单独的房子,在英语国家很普遍的居民居住单位,就像我们国家农村的房子一样.我们国家把他叫成别墅,实际上老外的别墅和 house 有些区别,一般 house 是日常住家的,别墅大都是休假休闲的.
house 也分不同的类型,常见的是 single house (独立的房子),attached house(两个房子连在一起),town house (一排房子连在一起)等等.
flat 实际上很少用.是指一层那样的,有点像 loft.
apartment (apt) 公寓
Condominium (codo) 康斗,是一种公寓的形式,一般比公寓高级些.
house
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attached house
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town house
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apartment
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Condominium
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