semi-detached

[,semidi'tætʃt]
  • adj. 半独立屋,住宅

英文词源


semi-detached (adj.)
in reference to houses, 1845, from semi- + past participle of detach (v.).
The "Detached House" bears its peculiar characteristic on its front; it stands alone, and nothing more can be said about it; but with the "semi-detached house" there is a subtle mystery, much to be marvelled at. Semi-detached! Have the party-walls between two houses shrunk, or is there a bridge connecting the two, as in Mr. Beckford's house in Landsdown Crescent, Bath? A semi-detached house may be a house with a field on one side and a bone-boiling factory on the other. Semi-detached may mean half-tumbling to pieces. I must inquire into it. ["Houses to Let," in "Household Words," March 20, 1852]

双语例句


1. It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals.
如果不能挺进半决赛,对他们来说就是完败。

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2. He was beaten in the semi-finals by Chris Dittmar.
他在半决赛中输给了克里斯·迪特马尔。

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3. The top four seeded nations are through to the semi-finals.
排名前四位的国家进入半决赛。

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4. He couldn't recapture the form he'd shown in getting to the semi-final.
他没能找回闯进半决赛时表现出来的状态。

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5. He had been to see a Semi-Final of the FA Cup.
他看过一场足总杯半决赛。

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