释义 |
downstairs I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb Etymology: down (III) + stairs, plural of stair 1. : down the stairs : on or to a lower floor 2. aeronautics : on, near, or to the ground II. adjective also downstair \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ 1. : situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building 2. : placed at or occupying a lower level < the downstairs television channels > III. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction 1. : the part of the house belowstairs : the lower floor or floors 2. : persons occupying the lower part of a building; often : the servants of a household < downstairs were shocked at such goings on > |