carpet
英 ['kɑ?p?t]
美 ['kɑrp?t]
- vt. 在…上鋪地毯，把地毯鋪在…上；斥責
- n. 地毯；地毯狀覆蓋物
- n. (Carpet)人名；(羅)卡爾佩特
助記提示
1. 最初的地毯就是撕下、扯下的一小塊兒布做成的。
2. 同源詞：carp, harvest, excerpt.
3. 分尸法：car pet 車(car)上有寵物(pet)，為了保持衛生，必須鋪地毯(carpet)
4. 諧音“卡鋪地、卡披地”------卡片鋪在地上作地毯。
5. red carpet （迎接貴賓用的）紅地毯；隆重的接待
中文詞源
carpet 地毯來自PIE *sker, *kerp, 砍，切，收割，詞源同harvest, shear. 即用粗糙羊毛制作的毯子。
英文詞源
- carpet
- carpet: [14] Originally, carpet was simply a sort of rough cloth, and medieval Latin carpīta, for example, was sometimes used for a garment made from it. In earliest English use it was a ‘table-cloth’ or ‘bed-spread’, and it was not until the 15th century that the specialized ‘floorcovering’ began to establish itself. The word itself entered English via either Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpīta, which was derived from carpīre, an alteration of Latin carpere ‘pluck’ (related to English harvest).
The underlying notion seems to be that such cloth was originally made from ‘plucked’ fabric, that is, fabric which had been unravelled or shredded.
- carpet (n.)
- late 13c., "coarse cloth;" mid-14c., "tablecloth, bedspread;" from Old French carpite "heavy decorated cloth, carpet," from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita "thick woolen cloth," probably from Latin carpere "to card, pluck," probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shreded, "plucked" fabric; from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Meaning shifted 15c. to floor coverings.
From 16c.-19c. as an adjective often with a tinge of contempt, when used of men (as in carpet-knight, 1570s) by association with luxury, ladies' boudoirs, and drawing rooms. On the carpet "summoned for reprimand" is 1900, U.S. colloquial (but compare carpet (v.) "call (someone) to be reprimanded," 1823, British servants' slang). To sweep or push something under the carpet in the figurative sense is first recorded 1953. - carpet (v.)
- "to cover with a carpet," 1620s, from carpet (n.). Meaning "call to reprimand" is from 1840. Related: Carpeted; carpeting.
雙語例句
- 1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.
- 這張地毯是首相送的結婚禮物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is not possible to reposition the carpet without damaging it.
- 想要挪動地毯又不讓它損壞是不可能的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet.
- 趁著燒水的時候，她決定將地毯抖抖干凈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We'll give her some VIP treatment and roll out the red carpet.
- 我們將給予她貴賓級禮遇，并且為她鋪設紅地毯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
- 一塊灰色的地毯被揭開，露出了原來的松木地板。
來自柯林斯例句