also fire-side, 1560s, from fire (n.) + side (n.). Symbolic of home life by 1848. As an adjective from 1740s; especially suggesting the intimately domestic.
双语例句
1. sitting by the fireside
坐在炉边
来自《权威词典》
2. Do you think the voters will be convinced by the President's fireside address to the nation?
你认为选民们会相信总统对国民的炉边演说 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Meantime the Rat, warm and comfortable, dozed by his fireside.