apartment
从前apartment在英美都指一套房间(suite of rooms),现在在美国指一套房间,在英国指一个房间(room),所以现在美国人所说的an apartment,英国人叫做apartments。英国人所说的flat却相当于美国人所说的apartment。an apartment of four rooms是美国英语。
美国的apartment building或apartment house相当于英国的block of flats。美国的apartment hotel相当于英国的block of service flats。