1590s, from up (adv.) + stairs (see stair). As an adjective from 1782. The noun is first attested 1872. Adjectival meaning "characteristic of upstairs life" (in private rooms of a household, as opposed to servants' quarters) is recorded from 1942.
He [Halifax] had said he had known many kicked down stairs, but he never knew any kicked up stairs before. [Gilbert Burnet, supplement to "History of My own Time," from his original memoirs, c. 1697]
双语例句
1. You don't have to go running upstairs every time she rings.
用不着她一来电话你就往楼上跑。
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2. They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下，因为房租太贵了。
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3. The restaurant is upstairs and consists of a large, open room.
饭店在楼上，有一个宽敞的开间。
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4. She climbed the steps and proceeded along the upstairs hallway.
她爬上楼梯，顺着楼上的走廊走去。
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5. When the great man arrived, the club's manager personally escorted him upstairs.
