Definition of escritoire in English:

escritoire

noun ˌɛskriːˈtwɑːˌɛskrəˈtwɑr

A small writing desk with drawers and compartments.
（有抽屉和分类格的）写字台
Example sentencesExamples
- Imagine the absurdity of having to abandon one's beloved Sheraton escritoire or four-poster bed.
- The following article has been transcribed faithfully from a manuscript found inside a rather damaged Portuguese camphor-wood escritoire which was left to Chris among Dorian's effects.
- A profusion of lamps and candles relieved the gloom, bathing in a pink glow sofas, settees, armchairs, side tables, escritoires, and curios the pair had collected.
- My new room was huge; it had its own little sitting room and an escritoire of warm mahogany.
- A larger escritoire commissioned by Herbert George Yatman, and widely known as ‘The Yatman Cabinet’, was given (with its side cabinets) by his grandson to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1961.
Synonyms
table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin scriptorium 'writing room' (see scriptorium).

Rhymes

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Definition of escritoire in US English:

escritoire

nounˌeskrəˈtwärˌɛskrəˈtwɑr

A small writing desk with drawers and compartments.
（有抽屉和分类格的）写字台
Example sentencesExamples
- My new room was huge; it had its own little sitting room and an escritoire of warm mahogany.
- The following article has been transcribed faithfully from a manuscript found inside a rather damaged Portuguese camphor-wood escritoire which was left to Chris among Dorian's effects.
- A larger escritoire commissioned by Herbert George Yatman, and widely known as ‘The Yatman Cabinet’, was given (with its side cabinets) by his grandson to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1961.
- Imagine the absurdity of having to abandon one's beloved Sheraton escritoire or four-poster bed.
- A profusion of lamps and candles relieved the gloom, bathing in a pink glow sofas, settees, armchairs, side tables, escritoires, and curios the pair had collected.
Synonyms
table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin scriptorium ‘writing room’ (see scriptorium).

单词	escritoire
释义	Definition of escritoire in English: escritoire noun ˌɛskriːˈtwɑːˌɛskrəˈtwɑr A small writing desk with drawers and compartments. （有抽屉和分类格的）写字台 Example sentencesExamples Imagine the absurdity of having to abandon one's beloved Sheraton escritoire or four-poster bed. The following article has been transcribed faithfully from a manuscript found inside a rather damaged Portuguese camphor-wood escritoire which was left to Chris among Dorian's effects. A profusion of lamps and candles relieved the gloom, bathing in a pink glow sofas, settees, armchairs, side tables, escritoires, and curios the pair had collected. My new room was huge; it had its own little sitting room and an escritoire of warm mahogany. A larger escritoire commissioned by Herbert George Yatman, and widely known as ‘The Yatman Cabinet’, was given (with its side cabinets) by his grandson to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1961. Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern Origin Late 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin scriptorium 'writing room' (see scriptorium). Rhymes aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah Definition of escritoire in US English: escritoire nounˌeskrəˈtwärˌɛskrəˈtwɑr A small writing desk with drawers and compartments. （有抽屉和分类格的）写字台 Example sentencesExamples My new room was huge; it had its own little sitting room and an escritoire of warm mahogany. The following article has been transcribed faithfully from a manuscript found inside a rather damaged Portuguese camphor-wood escritoire which was left to Chris among Dorian's effects. A larger escritoire commissioned by Herbert George Yatman, and widely known as ‘The Yatman Cabinet’, was given (with its side cabinets) by his grandson to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1961. Imagine the absurdity of having to abandon one's beloved Sheraton escritoire or four-poster bed. A profusion of lamps and candles relieved the gloom, bathing in a pink glow sofas, settees, armchairs, side tables, escritoires, and curios the pair had collected. Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern Origin Late 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin scriptorium ‘writing room’ (see scriptorium).
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