词汇 | couch |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1. couch (v.) early 14c., from O.Fr. colchier, from L. collocare "to lay," from com- "together" + locare "to place" (see locate). Meaning "to put into words" is from 1529. Heraldic couchant is late 15c., from Fr. prp. 2. couch (n.) mid-14c., from O.Fr. couche "a bed, lair," from coucher "to lie down," from L. collocare (see couch (v.)). Traditionally, a couch has the head end only raised, and only half a back; a sofa has both ends raised and a full back; a settee is like a sofa but may be without arms; an ottoman has neither back nor arms, nor has a divan, the distinctive feature of which is that it goes against a wall. Couch potato first recorded 1979. The first element in Couch-grass (1570s) is a corruption of O.E. cwice (see quick). 词根记忆: n. 长沙发;(病人躺的)长榻vt.表达The scorched couch is put in the porch of epoch.被烤焦睡椅放在时代门廊内. |
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