An awning is a sheet of cloth or other material that sticks out from a wall, a shop front, or a tent to keep sun and rain off the space below. Picture the coloured roof over a café’s outdoor tables, or the flap over a shop window.

An awning遮陽篷 is a sheet of cloth or other material是一塊布或其他材質做的篷子 that sticks out from a wall, a shop front, or a tent從牆面、店面或帳篷向外伸出來，to keep sun and rain off the space below用來幫下面的空間擋太陽和雨。Picture想像一下 the coloured roof over a café's outdoor tables咖啡店戶外座位上方那種彩色的頂棚，or the flap over a shop window或是店面櫥窗上方那片遮布。

It is usually fixed on one side and held out by poles or arms; many can be rolled up when the weather is kind.

It它 is usually fixed on one side通常一邊是固定的 and held out by poles or arms靠支架或伸縮臂撐開；many很多 can be rolled up可以捲收起來 when the weather is kind天氣好的時候。

Though actually the first English uses, in the early 1600s, were on ships — a cover against weather on deck — and only later did the shop-and-house meaning become the everyday one.

Though actually不過其實，the first English uses這個字最早在英文裡的用法，in the early 1600s是1600年代初，were on ships是用在船上——a cover against weather on deck用來在甲板上擋風雨的東西——and only later did the shop-and-house meaning become the everyday one後來才慢慢變成大家熟悉的「店面、房屋的遮篷」這個意思。

People also say canopy for some of the same covers, but a canopy can hang over a bed or a path; an awning is typically that stretched or sloped sheet on the outside of a building or tent. It names a physical thing. You do not stretch it much as a metaphor.

People also say canopy有些人也會用 canopy 這個字 for some of the same covers來指同樣這類的遮蓋物，but a canopy can hang over a bed or a path但 canopy 可以掛在床上方或走道上方；an awning is typically that stretched or sloped sheet on the outside of a building or tentawning 通常是指建築物或帳篷外面那種撐開、傾斜的篷布。It它 names a physical thing指的是一個實體的東西。You你 do not stretch it much as a metaphor不太會把它拿來當比喻用。