Mattress



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 床垫
• ［类］ tablecloth : table / sheet : mattress ( 桌布用来铺桌子 / 床单用来铺床)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: mat ( 席子, 草席) +tress ( 头发)
• ［例］ I have back problems, so I sleep on a very firm mattress.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English materas, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin materacium, from Arabic ma?ra? place where something is thrown
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a fabric case filled with resilient material (as cotton, hair, feathers, foam rubber, or an arrangement of coiled springs) used either alone as a bed or on a bedstead
  • b. an inflatable airtight sack for use as a mattress
• 2. a device (as of interwoven brush and poles) used to protect a shoreline, bank, or streambed from erosion

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