[弱问]体重计的英文说法

resonance

为什么体重计要叫bathroom scales?
老外习惯性的都放在bathroom里的么？
就不能放在卧室的床地下？

白马西北驰

OED:

1967 House & Garden June 88/4 Bathroom scales with magnified reading panel, 56s. 9d.

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Longman Dictionary of Comtemporary English:

some new bathroom scales (=scales that you use to weigh yourself)

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由此可见：这种说法是60年代才开始出现，至于更具体的情况，就要去找当时的文献了。可能是当时出现了这种产品，起了这样一个名字，以后就约定俗成了。

因为这个问题，查了一堆词典，虽然没有解决你的问题，也算有收获。 多谢你教会我一个词，呵呵

resonance

well........
thanx for trying

BTW, what is OED?

白马西北驰

OED

Oxford English Dictionary, the biggest and most authoritative dictionary.

resonance

errrrrrrrrrrrrr, I trust langman more than that.
Besides, it tell me how to pronounce in the American way.

neotsu

i am in u.s now, and do have some scales myself.

according to my experience. the tizhongji is not only called bathscale, it is also called weight scale, bodyweight scale and sometimes scale only.

why the scale is often put in the bathroom? coz in many house, the bedroom and living room is covered by carpet and scales often requires a hard suface like tiles in the bathroom. another reason that i think which is the most important is people always want their real weight which need them to be naked, this often happend after a bath.

resonance

I really appreciate your help, bro..