divan

n. 长沙发, 咖啡馆

发音

UK /dɪˈvæn/
US /dɪˈvæn/
US /ˈdaɪ.væn/

词形变化

divans 复数 divans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).

    历史
  2. 2.

    The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.

  3. 3.

    Any council or assembly.

    底万

    古体
  4. 4.

    A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.

    沙发

  5. 5.

    An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.

    过时

    Near-synonym: smoking room

  6. 6.

    An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.

    A drug or cigarette den.

    过时
  7. 7.

    A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

diwan

上位词 7

couch chamber sofa lounge boardroom anthology privy council

相关短语

divan bed a. 可作床用的长沙发 divan beds

词源

Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare mattress, from Arabic (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans). Doublet of dewan, douane, and diwaniya.

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