chiffon

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n. 雪纺绸, 薄绸, 女子服装装饰品 a. 用薄绸制成的, 象薄绸般透明的, 因加入起沫蛋白而松软的

发音

US /ʃɪˈfɑn/

词形变化

chiffons 复数 chiffons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

    雪纺

    可数 不可数

    Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons.

  2. 2.

    Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

material cloth fabric textile

相关短语

chiffon cake 戚风蛋糕 chiffon cakes chiffon pie chiffon pies lemon chiffon

词源

Borrowed from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”); see chip.

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