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单词 pied-à-terre
释义

pied-à-terre

[ pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey- ]
/ piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ- /
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noun, plural pieds-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-], /piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-/,

a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.

Origin of pied-à-terre

1820–30; <French: literally, foot on ground

Words nearby pied-à-terre

piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre, pied-billed grebe, pied-de-biche, pied-de-biche spoon, piedfort, pied goose
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Example sentences from the Web for pied-à-terre

  • Indeed, Dr. Lyschinski's was hardly more than a pied-a-terre for him: he never stayed long, and generally came unexpectedly.

    Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
  • Blakeney had more than one pied-a-terre in Paris, and never stayed longer than two or three days in any of these.

    El Dorado|Baroness Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for pied-à-terre

pied-à-terre
/ (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə) /

noun plural pieds-à-terre (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə)

a flat, house, or other lodging for secondary or occasional use

Word Origin for pied-à-terre

French, literally: foot on (the) ground
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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