英语词汇davenport的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

davenport. In American davenport generally means a large, often convertible sofa, while in England it is a small desk or es- critoire. The British meaning came first and nobody is sure where the word derives from. Webster’s attributes it to its origi- nal 19th-century manufacturer, another source to “a Captain Davenport who first commissioned it,” and a third to “some now forgotten craftsman.” The word, for a desk, was first re- corded in 1853 and most likely honors an English furniture maker of ca. 1820–40. The sofa may have been devised by an- other manufacturer of the same name.

词汇	davenport
词源	davenport. In American davenport generally means a large, often convertible sofa, while in England it is a small desk or es- critoire. The British meaning came first and nobody is sure where the word derives from. Webster’s attributes it to its origi- nal 19th-century manufacturer, another source to “a Captain Davenport who first commissioned it,” and a third to “some now forgotten craftsman.” The word, for a desk, was first re- corded in 1853 and most likely honors an English furniture maker of ca. 1820–40. The sofa may have been devised by an- other manufacturer of the same name.
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