siesta

FREQ #27919

n. 午睡, 午休

发音

US /siˈɛstə/
AU
UK /siˈɛstə/

词形变化

siestas 复数 siestas siestaed siestaing siestas 三单 siestaing 现在分词 siestaed 过去式 siestaed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

    午睡

    午休

    午觉

    可数
  2. 2.

    Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.

    定语 冒犯
v.
  1. 1.

    to take a siesta; to nap.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

nap snooze catnap forty winks

词源

Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”). Doublet of sext.

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