bedsit
UK/bed'sɪt/US
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Definitions
n.
(British English) A single rented room used as both a bedroom and a living room.
（英式）卧室兼起居室的单间出租房。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbedsleeping place, foundation, layer
+
sitsit, settle, be placed
=bedsit
bed + sit = short for 'bed-sitting room' — one room you both sleep (bed) and sit (live) in. A classic British term for cheap, single-room lodging.
Usage Guide
Chiefly British; the American equivalent is a 'studio (apartment).' Also written 'bedsitter.' Carries a connotation of cheap, basic lodging.
Example Sentences
- 1.
As a student she lived in a tiny bedsit above a shop.
- 2.
The cheap bedsit had a bed in one corner and a sink in another.