nursery
UK/ˈnɜːsəri/US/'nә:sәri/
IELTS高考四级六级考研B2
释义
n.
A place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work
托儿所，幼儿园
n.
A room in a house set apart for young children
（家中的）育婴室，儿童房
n.
A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or transplanting
苗圃，育苗场
词根拆分
词根派生nurse + -ery（……的场所）=「喂养照料之处」。先是喂养抚育婴儿的房间，再是收容幼儿的学校——再经一次巧妙延伸，指喂养培育幼苗、直到它们足够强壮可以移栽的地方。植物义就是把同一逻辑用在幼苗而非婴儿上。
词根 nour 还连着 21 个词常用搭配
- 1.nursery school幼儿园
- 2.nursery rhyme童谣
- 3.plant nursery苗圃
- 4.day nursery日托所
- 5.nursery teacher幼师
例句
- 1.
They enrolled their daughter in a nursery near their home.
他们把女儿送进了家附近的一家托儿所。
- 2.
We bought the rose bushes from a local plant nursery.
我们从当地一家苗圃买了这些玫瑰花丛。
- 3.
The baby's nursery was painted a soft shade of yellow.
婴儿房被刷成了柔和的黄色。