hothouse
n.
mid-15c., "bath house," from hot + house, n.. In 17c. a euphemism for "brothel" (similar to massage parlor); the meaning "glass-roofed structure for raising plants" is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802.
| 词汇 | hothouse |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary hothouse n. mid-15c., "bath house," from hot + house, n.. In 17c. a euphemism for "brothel" (similar to massage parlor); the meaning "glass-roofed structure for raising plants" is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802. |
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