seat: [12] Seat is of course a close relative of sit – they come from the same prehistoric Germanic base, *set-. But unlike sit, it is not a longestablished native word. It is a borrowing, from Old Norse sáeti. It originally meant ‘a(chǎn)ct of sitting’, and was not used for ‘something to sit on’ until the 13th century. => sit
seat (n.1)
"thing to sit on; act of sitting," c. 1200, from Old Norse s?ti "seat, position," from Proto-Germanic *s?t- (cognates: Old High German saze, Middle Dutch gesaete "seat," Old High German gisazi, German Ges?? "buttocks"), from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sit). Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from c. 1600; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1915, originally in airplanes.
seat (n.2)
"residence, abode, established place," late 13c., extended use of seat (n.1), influenced by Old French siege "seat, established place," and Latin sedes "seat." Meaning "city in which a government sits" is attested from c. 1400. Sense of "right of taking a place in a parliament or other legislative body" is attested from 1774. Old English had s?t "place where one sits in ambush," which also meant "residents, inhabitants," and is the source of the -set in Dorset and Somerset.
seat (v.)
1570s, "to be in a certain position" (implied in seated), from seat (n.2). Of diseases, in the body, from 1610s (hence deep-seated). Meaning "to cause to sit in a seat" is from 1610s, from seat (n.1). Related: Seated; seating.
雙語例句
1. You can pay to be upgraded to a business class seat.
你可以付費升級到商務(wù)艙。
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2. This is a country where women usually take a back seat.
在這個國家通常是男尊女卑。
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3. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
她溜進了駕駛座，關(guān)上了門。
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4. He rose from his seat and made for the door.
他從椅子上起身向門口走去。
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5. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.