velvet

• n. 天鹅绒，丝绒；天鹅绒似的东西
• adj. 天鹅绒的

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。

velvet

velvet: [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.
=> velours

velvet (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).

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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