secretaire

英 [,sekrɪ'teə] 美[,sɛkrə'tɛr]
  • n. 写字台;书桌;秘书

英英释义


1. a desk used for writing

英文词源


secretaire (n.)
cabinet for private papers, 1771, from French secrétaire (13c.), from Medieval Latin secretarius (see secretary). Englished form secretary is attested in this sense from 1803.