velvet
英 ['velvɪt]
美 ['vɛlvɪt]
n. 天鹅绒，丝绒；天鹅绒似的东西
adj. 天鹅绒的
CET6TEM4CET4考研中低频词常用词汇
助记提示
1. wool => velvet.
中文词源
velvet 天鹅绒来自拉丁语villus,毛发，绒毛，来自PIE*wel,撕，拔，词源同wool,vulture,用于指天鹅绒。
英文词源
velvetvelvet: [14] Velvet is etymologically a ‘hairy’ or ‘downy’ fabric. Its ultimate ancestor is Latin villus ‘hair, down’, which also produced English velours [18]. From it was derived medieval Latin villūtus ‘shaggy’, which passed into Old French as velu ‘velvety’. And this in turn formed the basis of a noun veluotte, from which English got velvet. The derivative velveteen dates from the 18th century.=> veloursvelvet (n.)early 14c., probably from Old Provençal veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of Vulgar Latin *villutus "velvet," literally "shaggy cloth," from Latin villus "shaggy hair, nap of cloth, tuft of hair," probably a dialectal variant of vellus "fleece," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull" (see svelte).
双语例句
1. Bessie, resplendent in royal blue velvet, was hovering beside the table. 贝茜身穿华丽的深蓝色天鹅绒衣服，在桌旁徘徊。 来自柯林斯例句
2. She was wearing a white ruffled blouse and a blue velvet skirt. 她穿着一件有花边的白色上衣和一条蓝色天鹅绒裙子。 来自柯林斯例句
3. The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet. 窗帘和床罩是深棕色天鹅绒的。 来自柯林斯例句
4. I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet. 我用胶带把羽毛的根部粘在了天鹅绒上。 来自柯林斯例句
5. Freddy speaks very quietly and pads around in soft velvet slippers. 弗蕾迪说话轻声细气，穿着柔软的天鹅绒拖鞋蹑手蹑脚地四处走动。 来自柯林斯例句