siesta怎么读
音标：英 [sɪ'estə]
美[sɪ'ɛstə]
siesta是什么意思
- n. （西）午睡；午休
- vi. 午睡；午休
siesta的词态变化
复数: siestas;
中文词源
siesta 午睡，午休
来自西班牙语 siesta,午睡，来自拉丁语 sexta hora,即 sixth hour,即第六小时，在古罗马时期以 日出计时，第六小时即现在的中午十二点。比较 noon,中午，字面意思为第九小时，词源同 nine.
英文词源
- siesta (n.)
- "mid-day nap," 1650s, from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (hora) "sixth (hour)," the noon of the Roman day (coming six hours after sunrise), from sexta, fem. of sextus "sixth" (see Sextus).
siesta的双语例句
- 1. They have a siesta during the hottest part of the day.
- 他们会在一天中最炎热的时刻小睡一会儿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.
- 午后很多人在阴凉处小睡.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta.
- 我上楼去睡午觉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance.
- 他学会了在最喧闹的场合下抓紧时间睡觉的诀窍.
来自辞典例句
- 5. These workers have no time for a siesta in summer.
- 这些工人在夏天都没有时间午睡.
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