| 单词 | mattress |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['mætris] |
| 解释 | n.床垫 |
| 红宝书 | 【考】 tablecloth : table / sheet : mattress(桌布用来铺桌子/床 单用来铺床) 【记】 分割记忆：mat(席子 ，草席)+tress(头发) 【例】 I have back problems, so I sleep on a very firm mattress. |
| 字源 | mattress (n.) late 13c., from Old French materas (12c., Modern French matelas), from Italian materasso and directly from Medieval Latin matracium, borrowed in Sicily from Arabic al-matrah "the cushion" (also source of Spanish almadraque "mattress," Provençal almatrac), literally "the thing thrown down," from taraha "he threw (down)." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (长方形的)床垫 【记】源于: mat(n 席子) 【类】tablecloth: table = sheet: mattress桌布用来铺桌子 = 床单用来铺床 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】mat 席子 + tress 一绺头发, 枝条 |
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