1560s, from button (n.) + hole (n.). The verb, also buttonhole, meaning "to detain (someone) in conversation against his will" (1862) was earlier button-hold (1834), from button-holder (1806, in this sense). The image is of holding someone by the coat-button so as to detain him.
雙語例句
1. " N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .
在 button 這個(gè)詞里n是 構(gòu)成音節(jié)的輔音.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. I know how to darn, and how to sew a button on.
我會(huì)打補(bǔ)丁，縫紐扣。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Information is called up at the push of a button.
按一個(gè)鍵信息就會(huì)被調(diào)出來。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上裝中間的紐扣在他的肚子上繃得緊緊的。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.