couchette

/kuːˈʃet/ (bre, ipa) · /kuːˈʃet/ (ame, ipa) · /küˈshet/ (ame, mw)

couchette — noun

  • couchettesingular
  • couchettesplural

1. a sleeping place on a train or boat that is folded up or changed back into seati

1.名詞B2
釋義

a sleeping place on a train or boat that is folded up or changed back into seating in the daytime

例句

Lien pulled down the couchette before the train left Prague.

pull down a couchette before sleeping

After breakfast, the attendant turned each couchette back into a seat.

turn a couchette back into a seat

同義詞
  • berth

    the standard transport word for an individual sleeping place on a train or ship

  • bunk

    broader term for a narrow built-in bed; not specific to rail travel

用法筆記

Distinguish from noun/2: this use points to one passenger's sleeping place, not the whole shared compartment.

常見錯誤

❌We shared a couchette with four other passengers.
✅We shared a couchette compartment with four other passengers.
💡this sense names the bed space itself, not the whole compartment.

2. a section of a European train with several berths where passengers can sleep dur

2.名詞B2
釋義

a section of a European train with several berths where passengers can sleep during the night journey

例句

Aarav shared a six-berth couchette with students on the night train.

six-berth couchette

Quinn whispered because two strangers were already asleep in the couchette.

同義詞

用法筆記

Usually refers to the whole compartment, often shared by four or six passengers. Distinguish from noun/1, which names one upper or lower bed inside it.

常見錯誤

❌I took the top couchette compartment.
✅I took the top couchette in the compartment.
💡the upper or lower bed is sense 1; this sense names the compartment.