divan
/dɪˈvæn/noun
1
- （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。
1.1
- a long low sofa without a back or arms（无靠背或扶手的）低矮长沙发。
2
- 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。
词源
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.）.