mid-15c., "bath house," from hot + house (n.). In 17c. a euphemism for "brothel" (similar to massage parlor); the meaning "glass-roofed structure for raising plants" is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802.
实用例句
1. The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times.
熙攘的人群有时将罗马变成一个癫狂情绪的爆发地。来自柯林斯例句
2. Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.
在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. I used to keep them alive -- in a small hothouse. "
我养活它们, 养在小温室里. ”来自百科语句
4. A country like Norway could produce bananas in hothouse.
象挪威那样的国家,在温室中也能种植香蕉.来自辞典例句
5. That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
