fixture

fixture
[ˈfɪkstʃə, -tjə]
noun
  1. a piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle
    （房屋或车辆中的）固定装置；固定家具
    she saw his eyes go to the coat fixture.
    她看见他的视线落在了挂外套的架子上。
    ■(fixtures)articles attached to a house or land and considered legally part of it so that they normally remain in place when an owner moves
    （房屋或土地的）固定附着物（不随所有人的迁移而迁移）。 比较 fitting (义项1)
    the hotel retains many original fixtures and fittings.
    这座旅店保留了许多原有的固定附着物和固定装置。
    ■(informal)a person or thing that is established in a particular place or situation
    (非正式)（在某地或某种情形中）已获确认的人（或物）；既定人选（或事物）
    the midfielder is set to become a permanent fixture in the England line-up.
    这位中场队员决心成为英格兰队的固定中场队员。
  2. (Brit.)a sporting event, especially a match or race, which takes place on a particular date
    (英)体育赛事
    there is no under-21 fixture against the English this season.
    本赛季没有对英格兰的21岁以下球队的赛事。
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'fixing, becoming fixed'): alteration (first found in Shakespeare) of obsolete fixure (from late Latin fixura, from Latin figere 'to fix'), with t inserted on the pattern of mixture
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