• n. 楼梯，阶梯；梯级
• n. (Stair)人名；(英、葡)斯泰尔

来自古英语 staeger,楼梯，台阶，来自 Proto-Germanic*staigri,台阶，脚步，来自 PIE*steigh, 走，上升，词源同 stile,stirrup.拼写比较 fair,来自古英语 faeger.

stair

stair: [OE] A stair is etymologically something you ‘climb’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *staigrī (source also of Dutch steiger ‘scaffolding’). This was derived from the base *staig-, *stig- ‘rise’, which also produced English stile, stirrup, and sty in the eye. And this in turn went back to an Indo-European *steigh- ‘go, rise’, source also of Greek steíkhein ‘stride, go’ and Irish tiagu ‘go’.
=> stile, stirrup, sty

stair (n.)

Old English stæger "stair, flight of steps, staircase," from Proto-Germanic *staigri (cognates: Middle Dutch stegher, Dutch steiger "a stair, step, quay, pier, scaffold;" German Steig "path," Old English stig "narrow path"), from PIE *steigh- "go, rise, stride, step, walk" (cognates: Greek steikhein "to go, march in order," stikhos "row, line, rank, verse;" Sanskrit stighnoti "mounts, rises, steps;" Old Church Slavonic stignati "to overtake," stigna "place;" Lithuanian staiga "suddenly;" Old Irish tiagaim "I walk;" Welsh taith "going, walk, way"). Originally also a collective plural; stairs developed by late 14c.

1. Terry was sitting on the bottom stair.

特里正坐在最下面的一级楼梯上。

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2. I followed her down the stair.

我跟着她下了楼梯。

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3. The stair treads were covered with rubber to prevent slipping.

楼梯踏板上覆盖着橡胶以防滑.

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4. He heard soft footsteps coming up the stair.

他听见有人上楼的轻微脚步声.

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5. His office is down the stair.

他的办公室在楼下.

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