语源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): via French or Italian from Turkish divān, from Persian divānanthology, register, court, or bench; compare with diwan. As a piece of furniture, a divanwas originally (early 18th cent.) a low bench or raised section of floor used as a long seat against the wall of a room, common in Middle Eastern countries; European imitation of this led to the sense low flat sofa or bed (late 19th cent.)
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