作者ingenuo (抹茶拿鐵)
看板GRE_Verbal
標題Re: [字彙] drape
時間Tue Sep 26 13:15:42 2006
※ 引述《KPT1234 (小黃)》之銘言:
: 剛剛看文章 有一段:
: drape themselves all over the chair
: 他翻做"他們攤在椅子上"
: 請問 drape 為什麼可以這樣翻?
: 字典中只有"披 掛(衣服)"的意思
我稍微查了一下韋氏字典,
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): draped; draping
Etymology: probably back-formation from drapery
transitive verb
1 : to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth
* 2 : to cause to hang or stretch out loosely or carelessly
3 : to arrange in flowing lines or folds
intransitive verb : to become arranged in folds
<this silk drapes beautifully>
韋氏的解釋,我想第二點就是你所需要的囉。
另外我的英漢字典裡也有提到,
drape + (over,around, round, against):使(手臂、腿等)垂、搭。
大致上是這樣子,有遺漏的再請其他版友補充,謝謝:)。
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1F:推 hsinya:此字亦可當名詞 凡垂掛織布料都可稱為drapes 09/29 20:29