mattress英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
A form of lagging, in particular for boilers.

— Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.

动词 v.

To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket. transitive

— A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.

词形变化

mattresses plural mattresses present,singular,third-person mattressing participle,present mattressed participle,past mattressed past

词汇关系

衍生词

air mattress crib mattress down mattress go to the mattresses mattress actress mattress cover mattress fluffer mattress itch mattresslike mattress pad mattress protector mattress topper mattressy overmattress spring mattress walking mattress wire mattress

词源

词源 1

From Middle English materas, from Old French, from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, “place where something is thrown”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Compare divan, from Persian via Turkish (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans).

词源 2

From Middle English materas, from Old French, from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, “place where something is thrown”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Compare divan, from Persian via Turkish (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans).