c. 1300, garite, "turret, small tower on the roof of a house or castle," from Old French garite "watchtower, place of refuge, shelter, lookout," from garir "defend, preserve," which is from a Germanic source (compare Old English warian "to hold, defend," Gothic warjan "forbid," Old High German warjan "to defend"), from Proto-Germanic *warjan, from PIE root *wer- (5) "to cover" (see warrant (n.)). Meaning "room on uppermost floor of a house," especially a room with a sloping roof, is from early 14c. See attic. As the typical wretched abode of a poor poet, by mid-18c.
双语例句
1. No garret, no shoemaking, no One Hundred and Five, North Tower, now!
现在再也没有阁楼 、 皮鞋活 、 北塔一O五了!
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2. She roamed the building from garret to cellar.
她一直从阁楼找到地窖.
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3. Joe was very busy in the garret.
裘正在顶楼上忙得不亦乐乎.
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4. No doubt he lived in a garret.
毫无疑问,他住在一间小阁楼上.
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5. The three had risen, and their heads were together when he came back to the garret.