seat

英 [siːt] 美 [sit]

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解释

n. 座位；所在地；职位
vt. 使…坐下；可容纳…的；使就职

※ 提供单词"seat"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

seat 座位，座椅，所在地

来自 sit 的名词形式。引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

seat: seat: [12] Seat is of course a close relative of sit – they come from the same prehistoric Germanic base, *set-. But unlike sit, it is not a longestablished native word. It is a borrowing, from Old Norse sáeti. It originally meant ‘act of sitting’, and was not used for ‘something to sit on’ until the 13th century.
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seat (n.1): "thing to sit on; act of sitting," c. 1200, from Old Norse sæti "seat, position," from Proto-Germanic *sæt- (cognates: Old High German saze, Middle Dutch gesaete "seat," Old High German gisazi, German Gesäß "buttocks"), from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sit). Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from c. 1600; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1915, originally in airplanes.
seat (n.2): "residence, abode, established place," late 13c., extended use of seat (n.1), influenced by Old French siege "seat, established place," and Latin sedes "seat." Meaning "city in which a government sits" is attested from c. 1400. Sense of "right of taking a place in a parliament or other legislative body" is attested from 1774. Old English had sæt "place where one sits in ambush," which also meant "residents, inhabitants," and is the source of the -set in Dorset and Somerset.
seat (v.): 1570s, "to be in a certain position" (implied in seated), from seat (n.2). Of diseases, in the body, from 1610s (hence deep-seated). Meaning "to cause to sit in a seat" is from 1610s, from seat (n.1). Related: Seated; seating.

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例句和用法

1. You can pay to be upgraded to a business class seat.: 你可以付费升级到商务舱。

2. This is a country where women usually take a back seat.: 在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。

3. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.: 她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。

4. He rose from his seat and made for the door.: 他从椅子上起身向门口走去。

5. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.: 弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂，坐下来，很快就睡着了。