1818, "small house," from French maisonnette, diminutive of maison "house" (11c.), from Latin mansionem (see mansion). Meaning "a part of a building let separately" is from 1912.
实用例句
1. He lived in a ground floor maisonette.
他住在底楼的一套复式公寓里。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in.