1520s, "act of supplying or providing," from Middle French fourniture "a supply; act of furnishing," from Old French forneture (13c.), from fornir "to furnish" (see furnish). Sense of "chairs, tables, etc.; household stuff; movables required or ornamental in a dwelling-place" (1570s) is unique to English; most other European languages derive their words for this from Latin mobile "movable."
雙語例句
1. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.
買價錢經濟的家具并不意味著就要犧牲質量和樣式。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The house is crammed with priceless furniture and works of art.
房子里擺滿了昂貴的家具和藝術品。
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3. We talk in her Belgrade flat, full of heavy old brown furniture.
我們在她位于貝爾格萊德的公寓里進行了交談,那屋里滿是結實的老式棕色家具。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Their room was bare of furniture and they lived off porridge.
他們家徒四壁,靠喝粥度日。
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5. They were reported to be unloading trucks filled with looted furniture.