armchair

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n. 扶手椅

发音

UK /ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/
US /ˈɑɹmt͡ʃɛɚ/

词形变化

armchairs 复数 armchairs armchaired armchairing armchairs 三单 armchairing 现在分词 armchaired 过去式 armchaired 过去分词

别名

arm-chair

教材释义与例句

名词

扶手椅，单人沙发

a comfortable chair with sides that you can rest your arms on

形容词

不切实际的

释义与例句

n. A2
  1. 1.

    A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

    扶手椅

    扶手椅子

  2. 2.

    A position removed from that which one is

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.

  2. 2.

    To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.

    比喻

    armchair travels

    These days I'm an armchair detective.

  2. 2.

    Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.

    贬义 比喻

    He's just an armchair lawyer who thinks he knows a lot about the law because he reads a legal blog.

    After the game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

chair

下位词 6

easy chair fauteuil lounge chair lounger Morris chair recliner

部分词 1

arm

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érmos Proto-Germanic *armaz Proto-West Germanic *arm Old English earm Middle English arm English arm Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English armchair From arm + chair.

来源：wiktionary