释义 |
counting-room = prec. c. (Chiefly in U.S.)
1712Arbuthnot John Bull (1755) 52 If they ventured into the counting-room, a fellow would throw an ink-bottle at their head. 1838Emerson Nat., Lit. Ethics Wks. (Bohn) II. 218 In the counting-room, the merchant cares little whether the cargo be hides or barilla. 1883Harper's Mag. Mar. 580/1 He staid in his counting-room. |