| 释义 |
rooˈmette N. Amer.
[f. room n.1 + -ette.]
A small sleeping-compartment on a train; also, a small bedroom for letting. Also attrib.
1938Sun (Baltimore) 14 June 20/2 The roomettes are small, completely inclosed rooms with accommodations for one traveler. Washstands fold into the walls after use. 1945Sci. Amer. Mar. 170 Two-Story Pullmans—..the cost margin is reduced to a narrower point in the new duplex roomette car... Each roomette has individual control of heat, light, and air conditioning. 1957New Yorker 26 Oct. 68/3 Seated in his roomette, he opened the paper nervously. 1960Times 19 Jan. 16/5 Travellers seeking rest between planes will rent roomettes, containing bed and bath, by the hour. 1971Guardian 15 Sept. 11/1 Wandering from my roomette to the observation car as Canadian National transported me through the Rockies. 1974News & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 17 Feb. 1-a/8 The 9:40 arrives at 9:55 and everyone piles on—except me. My reserved ‘roomette’ is gone because a car was taken off the train somewhere between Jacksonville and Savannah. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 30 June 5-d/6 (Advt.), Chalet Roomette, private bath, refrigerator, washing facilities, $75 + dep. 1980Times 4 Feb. 12/5, I was in a single sleeper, which Amtrak [sc. an American railway corporation] call a ‘roomette’—probably the ugliest composite word ever invented. 1980Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 15/1 He settled into his cramped, double-glazed Australian train cabin (‘Roomette’ in Strine). |