| 释义 |
Berbice|bəˈbiːs|
The name of a river and a county in Guyana, applied to a type of long chair (see quots.).
1951E. A. Mittelholzer Shadows Move II. ii. 172 An easy chair provided with long projecting arms for resting one's outstretched legs (a Berbice chair, he had heard it called). 1959‘A. Glyn’ I can take it All xiii. 241 Berbice chairs—the ones with long wooden extensions in the arms for you to hitch your legs over. |