"tuffet" in Chinese (Simplified)
小矮凳小软垫(古用词)
Definition
一种很矮的小凳子,或者像软垫的座位。这个词主要因为出现在儿歌中而出名。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词如今很少用,只在诗歌、历史背景或儿歌(如Little Miss Muffet)中能见到。现代语境描述家具时不用这个词,常用“脚凳”等表达。
Examples
She sat on a tuffet in the garden.
她坐在花园里的一个**小矮凳**上。
The old nursery rhyme mentions a tuffet.
那首古老的儿歌提到一个**小矮凳**。
A tuffet is not the same as a chair.
**小矮凳**不是椅子。
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating curds and whey.
小小姐玛菲特坐在她的**小矮凳**上吃凝乳和乳清。
My grandmother used to have a little tuffet by her fireplace.
我奶奶过去在壁炉旁有个小**小矮凳**。
That antique shop has an old velvet tuffet in the window.
那家古董店橱窗里有个旧的绒布**小矮凳**。