Closet



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.壁橱, adj. 秘密的
• ［类］ pantry : food / closet : clothes ( 储藏室用来放食品 / 壁橱用来放衣服)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French closett, diminutive of clos enclosure — more at close
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. an apartment or small room for privacy
  • b. a monarch's or official's private chamber
• 2. a cabinet or recess for especially china, household utensils, or clothing
• 3. a place of retreat or privacy
• 4. water closet
• 5. a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity <came out of the closet
• ? closetful noun

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1595
• 1. to shut up in or as if in a closet
• 2. to take into a closet for a secret interview

III. adjective

• Date: circa 1615
• 1. closely private
• 2. working in or suited to the closet as the place of seclusion or study ; theoretical
• 3. being so in private closet racist

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