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{解説}
「肘掛けいす」は armchair で大丈夫だと思います。
「いすに座る」は、
・sit in a chair
・sit on a chair
といいます。
「肘掛けいす」の場合は、
・sit in an armchair
と in が使われることが多いです。
sit in a chair は「深く腰掛ける」、
sit on a chair は「軽く腰掛ける」という感じです。
「いすの形状」などにより、in と on を使い分けます。
{例}
She sat down in an armchair.
→彼女は肘掛けいすに座った。
【出典:An Accidental Man】
Springsteen sat on a stool and sang quietly.
→スプリングスティーンはスツールに腰掛け静かに歌った。
【出典:A Political Companion to John Steinbeck】
I sat on a chair and it broke.
→いすに座ったらいすが壊れた。
【出典:Daily Mail-Jul 29, 2016】
He was sitting in a chair, reading.
→彼はいすに座って本を読んでいた。
【出典:WHITE PERFUME: A Twenty-First Century Love Story】
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1. This may be used to describe any type of chair design with arms.
2. A traditional single chair with arms for resting on.
3. Apart from arms, this type of chair also has a mechanical footrest.
With a recliner, the foot rest springs up when a lever is pulled.
Sentences
James was relaxing in the armchair.
There is a beautiful elbow chair in the lounge.
The recliner is my favorite seat in the house.
文章
James was relaxing in the armchair.(ジェームスは肘掛け椅子でくつろいでいた)
There is a beautiful elbow chair in the lounge.(ラウンジには美しい肘掛け椅子がある)
The recliner is my favorite seat in the house.(肘掛け椅子は家の中で私のお気に入りの椅子です)
My father's leather armchair was not what I'd call comfortable!
Not all chairs are created equal:-) The Armchair is designed fo relaxing in
And is also built to give more support..when we are reading/ looking at pictures.
Armless chairs generally sit alongside a dining table and these are called "side chairs"
An armchair is a common term for a chair that has arms, a recliner as well as having arms also have a mechanism whether manual or electric and the back goes back and the leg rest goes up so it kind of lies down