If a shop is kitty-corner from the school, it sits on the opposite corner of the crossing — diagonally across, not next door and not straight across the street.

If a shop is kitty-corner from the school如果一間店和學校是 kitty-corner, it它 sits on the opposite corner of the crossing是位在十字路口對角的那一角 — diagonally across也就是斜對面, not next door and not straight across the street不是隔壁，也不是馬路正對面。

You can use it as an adjective (the kitty-corner building) or as an adverb (it is kitty-corner from the bank). This is mainly American and informal; British English would say diagonally opposite. You will also hear catty-corner and, in older speech, cater-corner — same idea.

You你 can use it as an adjective可以把它當形容詞用 (the kitty-corner building像 the kitty-corner building) or as an adverb或當副詞用 (it is kitty-corner from the bank像 it is kitty-corner from the bank)。 This這個說法 is mainly American and informal主要是美式、口語的說法; British English英式英文 would say diagonally opposite則會說 diagonally opposite。 You你 will also hear catty-corner也會聽到 catty-corner and, in older speech在比較舊式的說法裡, cater-corner還有 cater-corner — same idea意思一樣。

Though actually, despite kitty in the name, the word does not come from cats. It grew out of cater-corner (from an old word for “four”), and people reshaped it because kitty and cat were easier to hear. So it looks like a cat word, but it is a place word.

Though actually不過實際上, despite kitty in the name雖然這個字裡有 kitty（小貓）, the word does not come from cats這個字其實跟貓沒有關係。 It它 grew out of cater-corner是從 cater-corner 演變來的 (from an old word for "four"cater 來自一個古字，意思是「四」), and people reshaped it後來大家把它改了形, because kitty and cat were easier to hear因為 kitty 和 cat 聽起來比較順口。 So所以 it looks like a cat word它看起來像個貓字, but it is a place word但其實是個方位詞。