A split-level house or room has its floors at different heights in different parts, connected by just a few steps rather than a full staircase. Picture a living room, and then three or four steps up to the dining area, which is open to the same space — you can see across from one level to the other. It is not two separate floors; it is one floor cut into levels.

A split-level house or room一間 split-level 的房子或房間， its floors它的樓地板 in different parts在不同的部分 at different heights有不同的高度， rather than a full staircase不是用一整段樓梯 by just a few steps而是用幾階台階 connected連起來。 Picture想像 a living room一間客廳， and then然後 three or four steps三、四階台階 up to上去是 the dining area用餐區， which它 is open開向 to the same space同一個空間—— you你 from one level從這一層 can see across可以看 to the other到另一層。 It它 is not不是 two separate floors分開的兩層樓； it它 is是 one floor一層樓 cut into levels被切成幾個高度。

The word is used mostly by architects, estate agents, and people describing homes, and it points at a particular style of American suburban house that was popular from the 1950s to the 1970s. It can also describe a shop, a restaurant, or an office laid out the same way.

The word這個詞 mostly大多 by architects, estate agents是建築師、房仲 and people describing homes和描述房子的人 is used在用， and it它 points at指的是 that was popular from the 1950s to the 1970s一種1950到1970年代流行過的 of American suburban house美國郊區住宅的 a particular style特定樣式。 It它 also也 can describe可以形容 laid out the same way以同樣方式安排的 a shop, a restaurant, or an office商店、餐廳或辦公室。

The word almost always sits in front of the noun: 'a split-level house', 'a split-level apartment'. You would not normally say 'the house is split-level' — though people do say it, and it sounds fine enough in conversation.

The word這個詞 almost always幾乎總是 sits in front of the noun放在名詞前面：'a split-level house'錯層的房子、'a split-level apartment'錯層的公寓。 You你 normally一般 would not say不會說 'the house is split-level'—— though不過 people do say it真的有人這樣說， and而且 in conversation在對話裡 it sounds fine enough聽起來也還可以。