divan
divan
[dɪˈvan, dʌɪˈvan, ˈdʌɪvan]
noun
[dɪˈvan, dʌɪˈvan, ˈdʌɪvan]
noun
- (亦作 divan bed)a bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard
（无床头或床脚的）床架加床垫组成的床
■a long low sofa without a back or arms
（无靠背或扶手的）低矮长沙发 - (historical)a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire or elsewhere in the Middle East
(史)（奥斯曼帝国或中东其他地区的）立法机关；会议室；法庭
- late 16th cent. (in sense 2): via French or Italian from Turkish divān, from Persian divān 'anthology, register, court, or bench'; compare with diwan. As a piece of furniture, a divan was originally (early 18th cent.) a low bench or raised section of floor used as a long seat against the wall of a room, common in Middle Eastern countries; European imitation of this led to the sense 'low flat sofa or bed' (late 19th cent.)
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