"tuffet" in Chinese (Traditional)
小矮凳小軟墊(古詞)
Definition
一種很矮的小凳子,或者像軟墊的座位。這個詞主要因為出現在童謠中而出名。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個詞現今很少用,僅見於詩歌、歷史背景或童謠(如Little Miss Muffet)。現代談論傢俱時不會用這個詞,會用“腳凳”等。
Examples
She sat on a tuffet in the garden.
她坐在花園裡的一個**小矮凳**上。
The old nursery rhyme mentions a tuffet.
那首古老的童謠提到一個**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.
小小姐瑪菲特坐在她的**小矮凳**上喫凝乳和乳清。
My grandmother used to have a little tuffet by her fireplace.
我奶奶以前在壁爐旁邊有個**小矮凳**。
That antique shop has an old velvet tuffet in the window.
那家古董店櫥窗裡有個舊的絲絨**小矮凳**。