A courthouse is a building with law courts in it — rooms where a judge hears cases — and, especially in the United States, government offices as well. In many American towns the county courthouse sits on the main square: trials, records, licences, sometimes even a short wedding.

A courthouse is法院大樓是 a building with law courts in it一棟裡面設有法庭的建築——rooms where a judge hears cases也就是法官審理案件的地方——and, especially in the United States, government offices as well而且，尤其在美國，裡面通常也有政府辦公室。In many American towns在許多美國小鎮裡 the county courthouse sits on the main square郡法院大樓就坐落在主廣場上：trials, records, licences, sometimes even a short wedding審判、登記、執照，有時候甚至可以在裡面辦一場簡短的婚禮。

You go up the steps, not to play tennis and not to see a king.

You go up the steps你走上那道台階，not to play tennis and not to see a king不是要去打網球，也不是要去見國王。

British English more often says the court or the law courts for the building; courthouse sounds American, though people will understand it.

British English more often says the court or the law courts for the building英式英語比較常用the court或the law courts來稱呼這棟建築；courthouse sounds American, though people will understand itcourthouse聽起來比較美式，不過大家還是聽得懂。

Though actually court by itself can mean the building, the people in it, the process, a royal household, or a sports space. Courthouse is only the building.

Though actually不過事實上 court by itself can mean the building, the people in it, the process, a royal household, or a sports space court這個字單獨用時，可以指建築物本身、裡面的人、審理過程、王室宮廷，或是運動場地。Courthouse is only the building而courthouse就只指那棟建築物。