sofa和couch區別

sofa:

n. 沙發長椅

The old sofa will have to go.

那舊沙發該扔掉了。

She was reclining on a sofa.

她倚靠在沙發上。

I decided to ditch the sofa bed.

我決定把沙發床扔掉。

The sofa also functions as a bed.

這沙發還可當床用。

couch:

n. 睡椅，長沙發床臥榻

vi. 蹲伏，埋伏躺著

vt. 使躺下表達彎下My mother likes this newly bought couch very much.

我媽媽很喜歡新買的這個長沙發。

Your promise was couched in a careless way.

你的承諾說得很隨便。

My son jumped onto the couch in the doctor's office.

在醫生的辦公室裡，我的兒子跳到了診察臺上。

sofa和couch都是容納2-3人坐的長沙發，兩個詞互為近義詞。如果說區別，sofa通常有扶手，是傳統意義上的長沙發。couch可以不帶扶手，類似於貴妃塌。