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n.(名词)A single- or double-breasted overcoat, usually with concealed buttons and a velvet collar.长大衣:一种通常有暗纽和天鹅绒领子的单排扣或双排扣长大衣Chiefly Northern California Chiefly Canada A large, overstuffed sofa with upright armrests.【多用于加州北部】 【多用于加拿大】 沙发:一种有垂直的扶手,垫得很厚的大沙发
来源:After a 9th-century earl of Chesterfield 源自9世纪的 切斯特菲尔德
<注释>Chesterfield, a term for any type of sofa, was probably brought down from Canada, where it is common.According to Craig M. Carver inAmerican Regional Dialects, this regionalism is .unique to northern California..The word probably comes from the name of a 9th-century earl of Chesterfieldand originally referred .specifically to a couch with upright armrests at either end..It appears to have come into use in Canada around 903and in Northern California at about the same time.Chester field 用来指任何一种沙发, 可能来自于加拿大,在那里这种用法相当普遍。克雷格·M·卡弗在美国地区方言 中指出, 这种方言是.加利福尼亚州北部特有的.。这个词可能源于9世纪的一个切斯特菲尔德伯爵的名字,最初用来.专指一种两侧都有垂直扶手的长沙发.。903年前后这个词开始在加拿大被使用,大约同时也在加利福尼亚北部被使用注释>