also fire-side, 1560s, from fire (n.) + side (n.). Symbolic of home life by 1848. As an adjective from 1740s; especially suggesting the intimately domestic.
雙語例句
1. sitting by the fireside
坐在爐邊
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Do you think the voters will be convinced by the President's fireside address to the nation?
你認(rèn)為選民們會相信總統(tǒng)對國民的爐邊演說 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Meantime the Rat, warm and comfortable, dozed by his fireside.