核心畫面

Think of a small room with the curtains drawn, a blanket, and the heat kept in — warm, a bit , and comfortable because it is small rather than in spite of it. Cosy is that feeling of being wrapped in something just big enough for you. Everything else the word does grows from that wrapped-in warmth: easy company, and even closeness that has gone too far.

可以想成一個不大的房間:窗簾拉上、有條毯子、熱氣散不出去。重點是「小」——不是勉強擠著,而是因為小才暖、才安心,像被更多收起可以想成一個不大的房間:窗簾拉上、有條毯子、熱氣散不出去。重點是「小」——不是勉強擠著,而是因為小才暖、才安心,像被剛好夠大的東西包起來。這個「被包住的暖」是這個字的出發點,往外長成兩件事:人少所以放鬆的相處,還有近到讓人覺得不太對勁的關係。

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cosyadj/ˈkəʊzi/

  • 1

    Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

    • Mr. Pickwick expressed the pleasure it would afford him to meet the medical fellows; and Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very cosey, and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated
    • One of us must marry well; Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't, yet,—so I shall, and make everything cosy all round.
  • 2

    Warm and comfortable.

    • I feel very cosy here in my bed.

cosynoun/ˈkəʊzi/

  • 1

    A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

  • 2

    A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).

  • 3

    A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

cosyverb/ˈkəʊzi/

  • 1

    To become snug and comfortable.

  • 2

    To become friendly with.

    • He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。