Word · Frequency #6578
Dorset
/ˈdɔːsit/
多塞特（人名）
Dorset (a surname)
多尔塞特棉粗平布；多塞特(人名)
In use
The tailor recommended Dorset for its durability.
Dorset is a common surname in the UK.
She bought a bolt of Dorset for the new curtains.
be named Dorset
Dorset 常用作姓氏。
The author is named Dorset.
这位作者姓多塞特。
Dorset cloth
多尔塞特棉粗平布是一种布料。
This shirt is made of Dorset cloth.
这件衬衫是由多尔塞特棉粗平布制成的。
Common mistakes
He is a dorset.He is Mr. Dorset.
将Dorset误用作普通名词（如职业），姓氏前应加称呼（Mr./Ms.）或直接使用姓氏不带冠词。
She bought a dorset dress.She bought a Dorset cloth dress.
将Dorset误用作形容词（表示产地），此处应使用名词短语'Dorset cloth'特指一种棉粗平布。
Connections
Collocations
- Dorset cloth
- 多尔塞特布
- She prefers Dorset cloth for its durability.她喜欢多尔塞特布，因为它耐用。
- Dorset cotton
- 多尔塞特棉布
- The shirt is made of soft Dorset cotton.这件衬衫是用柔软的多尔塞特棉布制成的。
- Dorset family
- 多塞特家族
- The Dorset family has lived here for generations.多塞特家族在这里住了几代人。
Confusing words
- dorsal
- 背部的 · dorset 指人名或布料，dorsal 是形容词，意为“背部的”
Similar spelling
- asset
- 资产 · set
Learner notes
Memory Tip
多塞特（Dorset）音似‘多晒特’，想象在多塞特郡晒布，制成多尔塞特棉粗平布。
Context & Register
作为人名时多见于社交或文学语境；作为布料名称时常见于纺织或服装行业。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-set' with dorset, but none rhyme because dorset's stressed vowel /ɔː/ differs from the stressed vowels in these words. Some (e.g., asset, closet) have a similar /ɪt/ ending but the stressed vowel does not match.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.