英语单词

davenport是什么意思

davenport

英 ['dæv(ə)npɔːt] 美
  • n. 坐卧两用的长沙发;一种书桌
  • n. (Davenport)人名;(英)达文波特

英文词源


davenport (n.)
"large upholstered couch," 1897, apparently named for the manufacturer. Earlier (1853) "a kind of small ornamental writing table." The proper name is attested from 12c., from a place in Cheshire (Old English Devennport).

双语例句


1. In the early 1960 s, the work of Davenport had made great progress of wind engineering.
20世纪60年代, Davenport的一系列研究使结构的抗风设计方法产生了巨大的进步.

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2. Fannie Davenport was just opening at the Fifth Avenue.
范尼-达文波特正在第五大道演出.

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3. Mrs. Davenport, who was there, plucked Mary by the gown.
戴文保太太也在那里, 她扯了扯玛丽的衣服.

来自辞典例句

4. He blundered into the living - room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.
他们走进起居室, 手枕着头, 躺在沙发上.

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5. Davenport, T . Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment.
《资讯生态学: 控制资讯和知识的环境》.

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