英語

settee

gb/sˈɛtˈi/ us/sˈɛtˈi/
C1 英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞 C1 entity
1

a small sofa

A small sofa for sitting.

用法パターン: on the settee; sit on a settee
よくある間違い:
Learners often confuse settee with settle (a different, more old-fashioned kind of wooden bench).
類義語
sofa (More general and more common in modern English.) | couch (Common in American English; often more casual.) | loveseat (Specifically a small two-person sofa (especially in North American English).)
コロケーション
a two-seater settee |a small settee |a leather settee |a velvet settee |a comfortable settee |a new settee |an old settee |sit on the settee |curl up on the settee |a settee in the living room
テーマ
home |furniture |daily_life
例文
  • We bought a small settee for the corner of the living room.
  • He sat down on the settee and took off his shoes.
  • The hotel lobby had a velvet settee by the window.
学習者向け例文
  • I sat on the settee.
  • The settee is in the living room.
名詞 literary C2 entity
2

a long bench with a back

A long bench seat with a back.

用法パターン: a settee in [place]
よくある間違い:
This older sense overlaps with bench/settle; in modern everyday English, people usually just say bench.
類義語
bench (More common modern word; may not suggest upholstery.) | settle (More specifically a heavy wooden bench with storage; strongly old-fashioned.)
コロケーション
a wooden settee |a carved settee |a hallway settee |a garden settee |a settee by the door |a settee in the hall
テーマ
furniture |home
例文
  • A carved wooden settee stood in the entrance hall.
  • She left her bag on the settee by the door.
  • The old cottage had a painted settee beside the hearth.
学習者向け例文
  • There is a settee in the hall.
文法
辞書形
settee
IPA
GB/sˈɛtˈi/
US/sˈɛtˈi/
音節・強勢
settee (1音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (settee)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: settee
  • Plural: settees
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