a caparison of + material/color
用 of 引出马衣的材质或颜色。
The horse wore a caparison of crimson silk.
那匹马披着一件深红色丝绸马衣。
华丽的服饰；盛装；动物的装饰性覆盖物,尤其是马或大象的；华丽或昂贵的服装；华丽的衣饰
An ornamental covering for an animal, especially a horse.
动物的装饰性覆盖物,尤其是马或大象的
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
华丽或昂贵的服装
Gay or rich clothing.
The knight's horse was adorned with a richly embroidered caparison.
骑士的马披着一件绣工精美的马衣。
用法提示：此处 caparison 作为名词，意为覆盖在马身上的装饰性衣饰。
During the parade, the royal steeds wore golden caparisons that dazzled the crowd.
在游行中，皇家马匹披着金色马衣，令观众眼花缭乱。
用法提示：复数形式 caparisons 指多匹马身上的华丽马衣。
The museum displayed a medieval caparison made of silk and velvet.
博物馆展出了一件用丝绸和天鹅绒制成的中世纪马衣。
用法提示：caparison 在此句中强调其作为历史文物的华丽装饰属性。
用 of 引出马衣的材质或颜色。
The horse wore a caparison of crimson silk.
那匹马披着一件深红色丝绸马衣。
所有格说明这层装饰覆盖物属于哪只动物。
The elephant's caparison glittered in the sunlight.
那头大象的装饰性披挂物在阳光下闪闪发光。
in caparison 作状语，表示动物披着装饰性覆盖物。
The horses were led into the arena in caparison.
那些马披着马饰被牵进场地。
grammar · medium
易错句子The horse wore beautiful caparison.
正确表达The horse wore a beautiful caparison.
caparison 是可数名词，单数形式作宾语时前面要有冠词 a/an 或其他限定词；汉语名词前没有冠词，容易漏掉。改为 a beautiful caparison 才符合英语单数可数名词的规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子The horses wore beautiful caparison.
正确表达The horses wore beautiful caparisons.
这里指多匹马各披一件马饰，caparison 要用复数 caparisons；汉语名词不靠词尾变化表示复数，容易漏加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The caparisons is made of silk.
正确表达The caparisons are made of silk.
caparisons 是复数主语，谓语要用 are；汉语动词没有单复数变化，容易在复数主语后仍用 is。
caparison 指马或大象的装饰性披盖，也可指华丽服装；comparison 只表示“比较、对比”。两者拼写相近、读音接近，但词义和搭配完全不同：comparison 常与 draw/make/between 连用。
caparison 强调覆盖在马（或象）身上的华丽披盖，也可指一套盛装；trappings 多以复数出现，泛指装饰性配件或身份、地位的外部标志，范围更广，不限于马具。
caparison 是装饰性披盖，重在华丽外观；harness 是用于牵引或控制马匹的实用挽具，通常不强调装饰。说“给马披上华丽披盖”用 caparison，说“套上挽具”用 harness。
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