所有供人安坐的东西里,沙发或许是唯一一样音译之物。《现代汉语词典》解释:“装有弹簧或厚泡沫塑料等的坐具,两边一般有扶手。[英sofa]”而Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的解释则是:“a comfortable seat with raised arms and a back, that is wide enough for two or three people to sit on"。(一个舒适的座位,有突起的扶手和靠背,宽足够供两至三人坐于其上。)