bassinet
名词 n.
英 /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/
美 /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/|/ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
— The next day, the baby sleeps in a bassinet near my bed.
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Alternative form of bascinet.
— Bassinets were worn in the reigns of Edward II. and III. and Richard II. by most of the English Infantry, as may be repeatedly seen in the Rolls of Parliament, and other public records.
词源
词源 1
From French bassinet (“small basin”), equivalent to basin + -et. Ernest Klein, however, suggests derivation from French bercelonnette (“cradle”), with influence from bassin(et), to account for the English sense's semantic specialization.
词源 2
See bascinet.
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