siesta
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英 [s?'est?]
美[s?'?st?]
- n. （西）午睡；午休
- vi. 午睡；午休
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?siestas;
中文詞源
siesta 午睡，午休
來自西班牙語 siesta,午睡，來自拉丁語 sexta hora,即 sixth hour,即第六小時，在古羅馬時期以 日出計時，第六小時即現(xiàn)在的中午十二點。比較 noon,中午，字面意思為第九小時，詞源同 nine.
英文詞源
- siesta (n.)
- "mid-day nap," 1650s, from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (hora) "sixth (hour)," the noon of the Roman day (coming six hours after sunrise), from sexta, fem. of sextus "sixth" (see Sextus).
雙語例句
- 1. They have a siesta during the hottest part of the day.
- 他們會在一天中最炎熱的時刻小睡一會兒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.
- 午后很多人在陰涼處小睡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta.
- 我上樓去睡午覺.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance.
- 他學(xué)會了在最喧鬧的場合下抓緊時間睡覺的訣竅.
來自辭典例句
- 5. These workers have no time for a siesta in summer.
- 這些工人在夏天都沒有時間午睡.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)