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highboy是什么意思

highboy

英 ['haɪbɒɪ] 美 ['haɪbɔɪ]
  • n. 有脚的高橱;高脚抽屉柜

中文词源


highboy 高衣柜

high,高,boy,词源不确定,可能来自法语bois,木头,词源同bush,或直接来自boy,表亲昵。比较lowboy,tallboy.

英文词源


highboy (n.)
"tall chest of drawers," 1891, American English (see tallboy); a hybrid, the second element is from French bois "wood" (see bush).

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