1. ass (Latin asinus "ass") => easel. 但是拼法上受到了 ease 的影響。
2. The notion of loading a painting or canvas on to a wooden stand, much like as a burden is loaded on to a donkey, is echoed in the use of clotheshorse for a stand for hanging clothes on to dry or air (cf. sawhorse).
easel: [17] Easel was borrowed from Dutch ezel, which means literally ‘donkey’ (it is related to English ass). The notion of loading a painting on to a stand, much as a burden is loaded on to a donkey, is echoed in the use of clotheshorse for a stand for hanging clothes on to dry or air. => ass
easel (n.)
1590s, from Dutch ezel "easel," originally "ass," from Middle Dutch esel, from Latin asinus "ass" (see ass (n.1)); the comparison being of loading a burden on a donkey and propping up a painting or canvas on a wooden stand (compare sawhorse, French chevalet, Italian cavalletto).
雙語例句
1. This is a well designed easel which folds up quickly and neatly.
這個畫架設計得很好,可以迅速而整齊地折疊起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He went round from easel to easel.
他一個畫架一個畫架來回轉悠.
來自辭典例句
3. I took it from the easel and held it up to the windows.
我把畫從畫架上取下來,把它舉到窗戶前.
來自辭典例句
4. In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel.
在良好的天氣總是一個藝術家與他的畫架.
來自互聯網
5. In the good weather there was always an artist easel.