nestle

英 ['nes(ə)l]美 ['nɛsl]

vi. 舒适地坐定；偎依；半隐半现地处于

vt. 抱；安置

助记提示

1. nest + -le => nestle "build a nest".
2. => settle (oneself) comfortably.
3. 雀巢公司(Nestle)。

中文词源

nestle 偎依，舒服的卧

来自nest,鸟巢。比喻用法。

英文词源

nestle (v.)

Old English nestlian "build a nest," from nest (see nest (n.)). Figurative sense of "settle (oneself) comfortably, snuggle" is first recorded 1540s. Related: Nestled; nestling.

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