名詞 divan:

1. a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
2. a Muslim council of state
   同義詞：diwan
3. a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
   同義詞：diwan
4. a Muslim council chamber or law court
   同義詞：diwan

1. In the hall I saw Anne crook her finger at me and point to the empty place at her side on the divan.
   在大廳里，我看到安妮坐在一條長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)上，對(duì)著我勾手指，并指著她身旁的空位置，示意我過(guò)去和她坐在一起。

di.van

n.（名詞）
also [do.v2n.] A long backless sofa, especially one set with pillows against a wall.
也作 [do.v2n.] 長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)，沙發(fā)床：長(zhǎng)無(wú)靠背的沙發(fā)，尤指靠墻有枕頭的沙發(fā)
also [d-vôn., do-v2n.]
也作 [d-vôn., do-v2n.]
A counting room, tribunal, or public audience room in Moslem countries.
穆斯林國(guó)家的會(huì)議室、法庭或公共接待室
The seat used by an administrator when holding audience.
接待沙發(fā)：接待聽(tīng)眾時(shí)，行政管理者用的座位
A government bureau or council chamber.
政府辦公室或會(huì)議廳
also [d-vôn., do-v2n.] A coffeehouse or smoking room.
也作 [d-vôn., do-v2n.] 咖啡館，吸煙室
also [d-vôn., do-v2n.] A book of poems, especially one written in Arabic or Persian by a single author.
也作 [d-vôn., do-v2n.] 詩(shī)集：詩(shī)集，尤指僅一個(gè)作家的阿拉伯語(yǔ)或波斯語(yǔ)詩(shī)集

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Turkish
源自 土耳其語(yǔ)
from Persian dov3n [place of assembly, roster]
源自 波斯語(yǔ) dov3n [聚會(huì)場(chǎng)所；登記表]
probably from Old Iranian *dipivahanam [document house]
可能源自 古伊朗語(yǔ) *dipivahanam [文件室]
Old Persian dipo- [writing, document] from Akkadian tuppu [tablet, letter] from Sumerian dub [to write]
古波斯語(yǔ) dipo- [寫(xiě)作，作品，文件] 源自 阿卡德語(yǔ) tuppu [表格，字母] 源自 蘇美爾語(yǔ) dub [寫(xiě)]
Old Persian vahanam [house] * see wes-
古波斯語(yǔ) vahanam [房子，房屋] *參見(jiàn) wes-