| 释义 |
‖ strapontin|strapɔ̃tɛ̃|
[Fr.]
A tip-up seat, usu. additional to the ordinary seating in a theatre, taxi, etc., esp. in France.
1926W. J. Locke Old Bridge v. xviii. 270 Perella insisted on sitting on the little seat, so that Silvester should be at the back with Beatrice. ‘He loves it—hates strapontins.’ 1927Observer 29 May 12/3 As for the strapontins, which, at every performance of a successful play, block up all the gangways, actors and managers agree that they are dangerous. 1934H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 179 Carl was sitting opposite us, on the strapontin. 1965P. H. Newby One of Founders iv. 113 Hedges..climbed in behind Prudence, seated himself on a well-upholstered strapontin, and allowed himself to be driven off. |