snug
英 [snʌg]
美 [snʌɡ]
- adj.快適な; 暖かい; 堅い; 隠す
- vt.暖かく居心地よくする；隠す
- vi. 寄り添う；心地よく丸まる
- n. 居心地の良い暖かい場所；優雅な部屋
英語の語源
- snug (adj.)
- 1590s, "compact, trim" (of a ship), especially "protected from the weather," perhaps from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse snoggr "short-haired," Old Swedish snygg, Old Danish sn?g "neat, tidy," perhaps from PIE *kes- (1) "to scratch" (see xyster). Sense of "in a state of ease or comfort" first recorded 1620s. Meaning "fit closely" is first found 1838. Expression snug as a bug in a rug attested by 1769; earlier snug as a bee in a box (1706).
例文
- 1. Just think how snug and cosy we could be.
- 想像してみてください。私たちはどんなに暖かくて快適であることができますか。
- 2.Every dress is lined，ensuring a snug ，firm fit.
- 各スカートに裏地を付け、肌に密着してしっかりとした着こなしを確保しています。
- 3.The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet.
- テレビはベッドカバーでしっかりと覆っていた。
- 4.a snug little house
- 温かくて快適な小さな家dl>
- 5.Don 't worry-he 'll be all safe and snug in the barn.
- 心配しないでください。彼は穀物倉庫にいると平穏でのんびりしています。