English Dictionary

walled garden

名詞

比喩的用法 インターネット

A garden enclosed by walls for purposes of shelter or decoration.

日本語の意味

壁で囲まれた庭。趣味や装飾のために安全さやプライバシーの確保を目的として、壁などで囲まれた屋外の庭園空間

We spent the afternoon reading in the walled garden behind the old manor.

私たちは古い邸宅の裏手にある壁に囲まれた庭で午後を読書に費やした。

意味（1）

A garden enclosed by walls for purposes of shelter or decoration.

The walled garden full of shadows blazed with colour as if the flowers were giving up the light absorbed during the day.

意味（2）

(figuratively, media, technology) A closed platform for content or services controlled by a single carrier or service provider, typically requiring subscription to access.

A long time ago, back before Al Gore invented the Internet, there were three big kids on the online block, each of which ran its own proprietary online service. America Online, Prodigy and CompuServe each had a walled garden of sorts for their customers.

意味（3）

(Internet) A set of webpages or other resources that are richly interlinked and share a common focus, but have little or no linkage to or from the larger network.

Link love is reciprocal; if you provide it liberally, it comes back to you. If you don't, you'll turn into your own walled garden.

walled gardens （ plural ）