A chesterfield is a deep, comfortable sofa, classically covered in leather, with lots of buttons pressed into the back and arms. That tufted, heavy look is what many people picture. The name comes from an English lord, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, who asked for the first such couch to be made in the 1700s.

A chesterfield is a deep, comfortable sofachesterfield 是一種深、舒適的沙發 classically covered in leather傳統上是皮革包覆 with lots of buttons pressed into the back and arms椅背和扶手上壓著一顆顆鈕扣。That tufted, heavy look那種一顆顆鈕扣、厚重的樣子 is what many people picture就是很多人腦中浮現的畫面。The name comes from an English lord這個名字來自一位英國貴族 the 4th Earl of Chesterfield第四代切斯特菲爾德伯爵 who asked for the first such couch to be made in the 1700s他在十八世紀請人做出了第一張這樣的沙發。

Though actually, where you live changes the word. In Britain it often still points to that particular buttoned sofa. In Canada, for a long time, chesterfield was just the everyday word for any sofa — grandmother’s living-room seat, not a special style. Younger Canadians now more often say sofa or couch. In the United States the word is less common.

Though actually不過事實上 where you live changes the word你住在哪裡，這個字的意思就會不一樣。In Britain在英國 it often still points to that particular buttoned sofa它通常還是指那種特定的、有鈕扣的沙發。In Canada在加拿大 for a long time很長一段時間 chesterfield was just the everyday word for any sofachesterfield 就只是「沙發」的日常用字，泛指任何沙發 grandmother's living-room seat就像奶奶客廳裡的那張椅子 not a special style不是特別的一種款式。Younger Canadians now more often say sofa or couch現在比較年輕的加拿大人比較常說 sofa 或 couch。In the United States在美國 the word is less common這個字比較少見。

There is also a kind of coat called a chesterfield, but that is a different thing.

There is also a kind of coat called a chesterfield也有一種大衣叫做 chesterfield but that is a different thing但那是完全不同的東西。