pied-à-terre

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pi.eɪ.dəˈtɛə/    美 /pi.eɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
    — But the pied-à-terre at the embassy provides little privacy and has none of the grandeur for the formal events that an American ambassador posted to the United States’ closest Middle East ally is expected to host.

词形变化

pieds-à-terre plural

词源

Etymology tree
French pied-à-terrebor.
English pied-à-terre
Borrowed from French pied-à-terre (“foot on the ground”).
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