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a/an + counterpane
She bought a beautiful counterpane.
她买了一张漂亮的床罩。
床罩
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
床罩
decorative cover for a bed
She bought a beautiful counterpane.
她买了一张漂亮的床罩。
床的最上层覆盖物,通常用作毯子
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
She carefully folded the counterpane and placed it at the foot of the bed.
她小心地叠好床罩，放在床尾。
The antique counterpane was embroidered with intricate floral patterns.
那张古董床罩上绣着复杂的花卉图案。
We need to wash the counterpane before the guests arrive.
我们得在客人到来之前洗好床罩。
She bought a beautiful counterpane.
她买了一张漂亮的床罩。
The counterpane of the bed is red.
这张床的床罩是红色的。
表示覆盖动作。
He spread the counterpane over the bed.
他把床罩铺在床上。
Not this
I need to buy counterpane for my bed.
Use this
I need to buy a counterpane for my bed.
Counterpane是可数名词，表示‘床罩’，通常需要冠词a或an（因为counterpane以辅音开头，用a）。汉语中‘床罩’可以泛指一种物品，但英语中可数名词单数形式前必须加冠词。
Not this
She has two counterpane for different seasons.
Use this
She has two counterpanes for different seasons.
可数名词counterpane的复数形式是加-s构成counterpanes。英语中可数名词的复数必须加-s或-es，而汉语没有这种形态变化，所以学习者容易忽略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拼布床罩
The old patchwork counterpane was made by her grandmother.
那条旧拼布床罩是祖母做的。
绣花床罩
A delicate embroidered counterpane covered the four-poster bed.
一张精致的绣花床罩铺在四柱床上。
铺床罩
She spread the counterpane over the bed before leaving the room.
她离开房间前把床罩铺在床上。
在床罩下（指在床上）
The child hid under the counterpane when he heard the thunder.
孩子听到雷声时躲到了床罩下。
把床罩拉上盖住
He pulled the counterpane over himself and fell asleep.
他把床罩拉过来盖在身上，睡着了。
那床罩上的宜人之地。
This line is from Robert Louis Stevenson's poem 'The Land of Counterpane', in which a sick child imagines the patterns on his bedspread as a landscape to explore.
这句出自罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的诗《床罩之地》，诗中一个生病的孩子把床罩上的花纹想象成一片可供探索的风景。
Use counterpane naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：counter（对着）+ pane（窗格）→ 窗格对面那张床上铺的覆盖物就是 counterpane（床罩）。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary works、older writings、formal prose counterpane 比较正式且带有旧式/文学色彩，多用于文学作品或较正式的书面描写；在日常口语中使用会显得刻意。可理解为“床罩”或“铺在床最上层的织物”。
常用作可数名词
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