settee
noun /seˈtiː/
/seˈtiː/
(British English)- enlarge imagea long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on
synonym sofa, couch长沙发 - He slumped down exhausted on the settee.
他筋疲力尽地跌坐在长椅上。 - She found her glasses lying on the settee.
她发现自己的眼镜搁在长椅上。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comfortable
- comfy
- leather
- …
- sit (down) on
- lie on
- fall asleep on
- …
- on the settee
- the arm of a settee
- the back of a settee
词源early 18th cent.: perhaps a fanciful variant of the noun settle. - He slumped down exhausted on the settee.