单词 | semi-detached |
释义 | semi-detachedadj.n. A. adj. a. Partially detached. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [adjective] > partially detached semi-detached1859 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style back-to-back1626 detached1706 self-contained1767 ground-floored1824 semi-detached1859 bungaloid1927 bi-level1929 one-up, one-down1933 blind back1937 terraced1958 tri-level1960 split entry1967 two-up two-down1973 1859 Archaeologia Cantiana 2 p. xxxix The foundations of the villa were very extensive including one semi-detached apartment. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. v. 93 Large semi-detached masses of rock. 1907 Daily Chron. 28 Oct. 7/4 The miserable semi-detached life you and I have been living. b. spec. Designating either of a pair of houses joined together and forming a block by themselves. ΚΠ 1859 E. Eden (title) The semi-detached house. 1871 Punch 9 Sept. 100/1 A lot of semi-detached Cockney villas. 1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Sept. 517/1 No drain should pass beneath a detached or semi-detached house. B. n. A semi-detached house. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific shape or style hall-house1467 longhouse1643 bungalow1676 single housea1684 tower-house1687 villa1755 box1773 cottage orné1774 villarette1792 mews1805 cottage1808 terrace house1817 casita1822 villa dwelling1833 villa residence1833 box-house1846 six-roomer1853 terrace1854 tembe1860 moat house1871 parlour house1871 row house1871 salt-box1876 trullo1898 townhouse1900 colonial1903 semi1912 Cape Cod1916 bungaloid1927 semi-detached1928 ranchette1938 solar house1946 rambler1947 rancher1950 ranch1951 tunnel-back1957 sidesplit1958 two-up-and-two-downer1958 two-up two-down1958 semi-det1960 A-frame1963 townhouse1965 tri-level1965 link house1968 split1970 dormer bungalow1977 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xi. 188 New little streets of semi-detacheds were run up. 1957 M. Potter & A. Potter Interiors 43/2 The garden city notions..blotting the green countryside everywhere with varieties of the popular ‘semi-detached’. 1979 C. Dexter Service of All Dead iii. 23 He'd found a quiet little semi-detached to rent. Draft additions 1993 ˌsemi-deˈtachment n. the state or condition of being partially detached. Also transferred and figurative (in quot. 1859, punningly). rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > emotional detachment > partial semi-detachment1859 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific shape or style > condition of semi-detachment1859 1859 E. Eden Semi-Detached House i. 1 I should hate my semi-detachment, or whatever the occupants of the other half of the house may call themselves. 1963 Punch 16 Jan. 92/2 An alternative to murder or divorce is the well-known English semi-detachment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1859 |
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