settee

/seˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · /seˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · /se-ˈtē/ (ame, mw)

settee — noun

  • setteesingular
  • setteesplural

1. A cushioned household seat that includes a backrest and armrests, long enough fo

1.名詞B1
釋義

A cushioned household seat that includes a backrest and armrests, long enough for two or three people to sit together.

例句

Layla bought a comfortable settee for her living room.

collocation: comfortable settee

The old brown settee in the waiting room had patches of worn fabric.

adjective before settee: old brown

同義詞
  • sofa

    the most common word in everyday English; 'settee' is slightly more formal or old-fashioned

  • couch

    common in American English; often implies a less formal style than 'settee'

  • chesterfield

    a specific type of settee with deep button-tufting and rolled arms

文法句型

adjective + settee

sit on a/the settee

常見錯誤

❌I settee in the living room.
✅I sat on the settee in the living room.
💡'settee' is a noun, not a verb.
❌She sat on the settee at the dining table.
✅She sat on the chair at the dining table.
💡A settee is for relaxing, not regular dining.

2. A long seat with a back, designed for several people to sit side by side, which

2.名詞B2
釋義

A long seat with a back, designed for several people to sit side by side, which may or may not have cushions.

例句

Alessia's grandmother kept an old settee in the hallway for guests.

collocation: old settee in the hallway

The settee in the garden room could seat four people comfortably.

同義詞
  • bench

    usually has no back; 'settee' implies a backrest

  • settle

    an older word for a long wooden bench with a back; mostly historical now

文法句型

a + adjective + settee

settee + for + number + people

用法筆記

This sense is broader than sense 1 — it does not specify whether the seat has cushions. In modern use it is less common than sense 1.

3. A long, hard seat made of wood that includes a backrest but typically has no cus

3.名詞C1
釋義

A long, hard seat made of wood that includes a backrest but typically has no cushions or padding.

例句

The wooden settee in the temple courtyard was worn smooth by years of use.

collocation: wooden settee

Mauricio built a simple settee from oak planks for the cabin.

built + settee + from + material

同義詞
  • bench

    generally has no backrest; a settee always has a back

  • pew

    a long wooden seat in a church; similar in shape to a wooden settee

文法句型

wooden + settee

settee + without + cushions

用法筆記

This sense refers specifically to an unupholstered wooden seat, closer in appearance to a bench than a sofa. Distinguish from sense 1, which always implies cushions.

常見錯誤

❌We sat on the comfortable settee in the garden.' (if referring to a hard wooden bench without cushions).
✅Use 'wooden settee' or 'bench' for unupholstered seats.