nylon

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n. 尼龙 [化] 尼龙; 聚酰胺纤维

发音

UK /ˈnaɪlɒn/
其它 /ˈnaɪlɑn/

词形变化

nylons 复数 nylons

教材释义与例句

名词

尼龙，[纺] 聚酰胺纤维；尼龙袜

a strong artificial material that is used to make plastics, clothes, rope etc

名词

尼龙， 聚酰胺纤维；尼龙袜

nylon fabric

尼龙织物

The tent was made of nylon.

那顶帐篷是尼龙做的。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.

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  2. 2.

    A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

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    I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.

    1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He put on make-up, nylons, panties, a dress.

  3. 3.

    A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

material cloth fabric textile man-made fiber polyamide synthetic fiber

词源

Coined by the company DuPont in 1938. According to the company, the name was formed from the random generic syllable nyl- + the common fiber suffix -on (as in rayon and Dacron), said to be ultimately from cotton.

来源：wiktionary