| 单词 | ensconce |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [in'skɔns] |
| 解释 | v.安置，安坐 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 安置，安坐(shelter; establish, settle) 【考】 反义词：unsettle(使 不安); displace(使流离失所) 【记】 en+sconce(小堡垒， 遮蔽)→进入遮盖→安置 【例】 He ensconced himself in a comfortable chair. |
| 字源 | ensconce (v.) 1580s, "to cover with a fort," from en- (1) "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," perhaps via French, probably from Dutch schans "earthwork" (compare Middle High German schanze "bundle of sticks"), of uncertain origin. Related: Ensconced. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (安全舒适地把自己)安置(尤其是隐藏在安全的地方) = shelter = establish = settle; 安坐 【记】en进入, sconce(n 小堡垒)－进入小堡垒－安置conce = cond藏(abscond v 潜逃)－安置en进入, scon = scan浏览, ce: 进电影院浏览ce－安置, 安坐 【反】unsettle(v 不安); displace(v 迫使离开祖国) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自conceal；ens + conceal； sconce 烛台, 头盖，筑保垒防卫 【相关】abscond 潜逃，sconce 壁突式烛台, 头盖，筑保垒防卫， ensconce 隐藏 |
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