An attic is the space or room just under the roof of a house, often with a sloping ceiling, old boxes, and heat in summer. Families store things they cannot throw away; in stories, secrets and trunks live there.

An attic attic（閣樓） is the space or room just under the roof of a house是房子屋頂下面那個空間或房間， often with a sloping ceiling, old boxes, and heat in summer通常天花板是斜的，堆滿舊箱子，夏天又很悶熱。Families store things they cannot throw away家人會把捨不得丟的東西放在那裡； in stories, secrets and trunks live there在故事裡，秘密和老皮箱也常常藏在那裡。

In many Taiwan flats there is no true attic, so learners meet the word in British and American houses, children's books, and films. A loft can overlap: a loft may be opened up to live in, while attic still smells a little of storage and dust.

In many Taiwan flats there is no true attic台灣很多公寓其實沒有真正的attic， so learners meet the word in British and American houses, children's books, and films所以學習者大多是在英美的房子、童書和電影裡碰到這個字。A loft can overlap loft（閣樓）這個字有時候會重疊： a loft may be opened up to live in loft可能被改造成可以住人的空間， while attic still smells a little of storage and dust而attic還是帶著一點堆放雜物、灰塵的味道。

Though actually the name did not start as the junk room. Builders used to dress the top storey of a building in the Attic style — the style of Attica, the land around Athens — and that top bit kept the name.

Though actually the name did not start as the junk room不過事實上，這個名字一開始並不是指堆雜物的房間。Builders used to dress the top storey of a building in the Attic style以前的建築工人會把建築物的最上層裝飾成Attic風格— — the style of Attica, the land around Athens —就是雅典周圍那片土地Attica的風格— and that top bit kept the name後來那最上面一層就沿用了這個名字。

The everyday word for learners is the space under the roof. Small attic is that room; capital Attic, in careful writing, points at Athens, which is a different use.

The everyday word for learners對學習者來說，日常用的意思 is the space under the roof就是屋頂下面那個空間。Small attic is that room小寫的attic指的就是那個房間； capital Attic, in careful writing, points at Athens大寫的Attic，在講究的寫法裡，指的是雅典那一帶， which is a different use是不同的用法。