trivet

trivet

英 ['trɪvɪt]
　　美 ['trɪvɪt]

n. 三腳火爐架；三腳架
　　n. (Trivet)人名；(英)特裡維特

中文詞源：

trivet 三腳火爐架，三腳鐵架

來自古英語 trefet,三角鐵架，來自拉丁語 tripus,來自 tri-, 三，pus,腳，詞源同 foot.字母 f,p,v 音變，比較 rift,riparian,river.

例句：

1. Next, we turned down the Congressman's son and the Governor's -- right as a trivet, I confess it.
再往後, 咱們又沒看上眾議員和州長傢的公子 —— 我承認這也沒有什麼不妥.

2. He went to bed as as a trivet. Shall I run up and look at him?
他去睡覺時是很好的呀, 要我上樓去看看他 嗎 ?

3. Joan was feverish last night, but she is as right as a trivet his morning.
瓊昨晚發燒, 但是今早她完全好瞭.