cosset

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒsɪt/    美 /ˈkɑsɪt/|/ˈkɔsɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.
  2. Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”). alt-of,alternative
  3. Someone indulged or cosseted.
动词 v.
  1. To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. transitive
    — The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
  2. To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly. transitive
    — The foam cossets your skin.
  3. To benefit; to make life easy for. figuratively,transitive
    — An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.

词形变化

cossets present,singular,third-person cosseting participle,present cossetting participle,present cosseted participle,past cosseted past cossetted participle,past cossetted past cossets plural cossets plural

词汇关系

近义词
posset pet
衍生词
cosseted cosseter cosseting
相关词
cub kid fawn kitten

词源

Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.
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