settee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa. Texas,UK
    — The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.
  2. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

词形变化

settees plural settees plural setee alternative

词源

词源 1
Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
From French scétie, scitie.
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