1560s, from button (n.) + hole (n.). The verb, also buttonhole, meaning "to detain (someone) in conversation against his will" (1862) was earlier button-hold (1834), from button-holder (1806, in this sense). The image is of holding someone by the coat-button so as to detain him.
双语例句
1. " N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .
在 button 这个词里n是 构成音节的辅音.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. I know how to darn, and how to sew a button on.
我会打补丁，缝纽扣。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Information is called up at the push of a button.
按一个键信息就会被调出来。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.
