A balcony is an unenclosed private space with a balustrade on one. two, or three sides, which usually project from the wall of a building, cantilevered or supported by columns or brackets. The Juliette balcony (or French?balcony) does not?protrude out of the buildingsand has the?balustrade?on the front and walls on the sides.?Spatially,balconies expand indoor spaces; covered balcony can be used in?inclement weather.
陽臺(tái)是一個(gè)上面裝有欄桿的不封閉的私人空間，它的兩面或三面，通常從建筑物的墻上伸出，由柱或支架支撐或是懸臂。朱麗葉陽臺(tái)(或法國陽臺(tái))這類不向建筑外側(cè)突出的陽臺(tái)，在前面和墻壁的兩側(cè)擁有欄桿。在空間上，陽臺(tái)擴(kuò)大了室內(nèi)空間，那些有頂?shù)年柵_(tái)還可以在惡劣天氣下使用。
Balconies may also be used in the interior of buildings such as churches, where the choir is accommodated, or in a banquet hall for musicians. In theaters.，the upper-level balconies provide additional seating.
陽臺(tái)也可用于建筑內(nèi)部，比如在教堂用于容納唱詩班，或在宴會(huì)廳中為音樂家提供演奏場地。在電影院里上層陽臺(tái)則用于提供額外的座位。
In urban mixed-use buildings, the protruding balcony above street-level retail helps limit the vertical size of signage. Balconies permit a visual connection between inhabitants and street life, permitting participation without the physical contact.
在城市多功能建筑中，街道零售上方凸出的陽臺(tái)有助于限制標(biāo)識的垂直尺寸。陽臺(tái)讓居民和街道生活之間產(chǎn)生了視覺聯(lián)系，給他們提供了參與其中而不需要任何身體接觸的機(jī)會(huì)。
?In India, women of the palace occupied screened balconies over the courtyard, allowing them to participate in palace life without being seen.
在印度，宮中的女性占據(jù)了院子上方的紗窗陽臺(tái)，這樣她們就可以在不被人看見的情況下參與宮中生活。
