A deckchair is a light folding chair with a long seat of cloth, often canvas, on a wooden or metal frame. You can sit up or lie back.

A deckchair isdeckchair是 a light folding chair一種輕便的摺疊椅 with a long seat of cloth椅面是一長條布料, often canvas通常是帆布, on a wooden or metal frame架在木頭或金屬骨架上。You can sit up你可以坐直 or lie back或往後躺。

The name comes from the chairs people put on the deck of a ship; in Britain they became the classic beach and park chair you rent for the afternoon.

The name comes from the chairs這個名字來自那種椅子 people put on the deck of a ship人們放在船甲板上的椅子; in Britain在英國, they became the classic beach and park chair它變成經典的海灘和公園用椅 you rent for the afternoon可以租一個下午。

It is mainly British English. In the US people more often say lounge chair or beach chair.

It is mainly British English它主要是英式英語。In the US在美國, people more often say lounge chair or beach chair人們比較常說lounge chair或beach chair。

Informal, everyday, a little old-fashioned in a seaside-postcard way.

Informal, everyday非正式、日常, a little old-fashioned帶點老派 in a seaside-postcard way就像海邊明信片那種懷舊感。

There is also a well-known saying, “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic”, for busy little changes that do not help when something is already going badly wrong.

There is also a well-known saying還有一句有名的說法, "rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic"「重新排列鐵達尼號上的deckchair」, for busy little changes用來形容那些忙著做的小改動 that do not help但其實沒有幫助 when something is already going badly wrong當事情已經在嚴重出錯的時候。