tallboy

['tɔl'bɔi]
  • n. 高脚柜;双层衣橱

中文词源


tallboy 高衣柜

tall,高的,boy,男孩。可能为比喻用法,或来自法语 haut bois,字面意思为高的木头,引申词 义木制衣柜,来自 haut,高的,词源同 high,bois,灌木,木材,词源同 bush.比较 lowboy.

英文词源


tallboy (n.)
also tall-boy, "high-stemmed glass or goblet," 1670s, from tall + boy, though the exact signification is unclear. In reference to a high chest of drawers it is recorded from 1769, here perhaps a partial loan-translation of French haut bois, literally "high wood."

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