| 词汇 | upstairs |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1590s (adj.), from up + stairs (see stair). The noun is first attested 1872. Meaning "characteristic of upstairs life" (in private rooms of a household, as opposed to servants' quarters) is recorded from 1942. "He [Halifax] had said he had known many kicked down stairs, but he never knew any kicked up stairs before." [Gilbert Burnet, supplement to "History of My own Time," from his original memoirs, c.1697] 词根记忆： ad.向楼上;在楼上;上楼ad.楼上的I met a fairly unfair affair upstairs.我在楼上遇到一件颇不公平的事. |
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