Word · Frequency #10140
tapestry
挂毯；壁毯
A heavy woven cloth with decorative designs, hung on walls.
- 1.
A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
一种厚重的机织布料,通常带有装饰性图案,常挂于墙上。
- 2.
something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
类似挂毯的复杂图案设计物
- 3.
Anything with variegated or complex details.
任何具有多样化或复杂细节的事物。
- 4.
a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
有编织图案的厚重织物,用于窗帘和家具装饰
- 5.
a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
有图案的厚重手工编织挂毯
厚重提花织物；装饰织锦；错综复杂的事物；丰富多彩的图景；一种厚重的机织布料,通常带有装饰性图案,常挂于墙上。；类似挂毯的复杂图案设计物；任何具有多样化或复杂细节的事物。
In use
The museum hung a giant tapestry on the wall.
The old castle's tapestry showed a hunting scene.
She bought a colorful tapestry to cover the sofa.
the tapestry of European history
a tapestry of [plural noun]
用于比喻，表示由多种元素组成的复杂整体。
The city is a tapestry of cultures.
这座城市是多元文化的交织。
weave a tapestry
tapestry 作为手工编织品时的典型动词搭配。
She wove a beautiful tapestry.
她编织了一幅美丽的挂毯。
a tapestry depicting [noun phrase]
depicting 常用来描述挂毯上的图案内容。
Connections
Collocations
- rich tapestry
- 丰富的画卷；多元的集合
- The city's history is a rich tapestry of different cultures.这座城市的历史是不同文化交织的丰富画卷。
- woven tapestry
- 编织挂毯；编织品
- The museum displayed a beautiful woven tapestry from the 16th century.博物馆展示了一幅16世纪美丽的编织挂毯。
- tapestry of life
- 生活的画卷；多彩的生活
- Every person's experiences contribute to the tapestry of life.每个人的经历都丰富了生活的画卷。
- intricate tapestry
- 错综复杂的画卷；精细的挂毯
- The novel weaves an intricate tapestry of relationships.这部小说编织了一张错综复杂的人物关系网。
- hanging tapestry
- 壁挂；挂毯
- She bought a large hanging tapestry to decorate the wall.她买了一块大挂毯来装饰墙壁。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tapestry 音似 '太怕撕'，挂毯织物怕撕扯，所以轻拿轻放。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：art、home decor、literature 通常用于正式或中性语境，多用于描述艺术品、装饰品或文学中的比喻。
Grammar Note
作可数名词，复数形式为tapestries。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All three words share the same ending spelling -stry and pronunciation /stri/ as in tapestry. However, the stressed vowel differs (tap- vs. kem-, in-, min-), so they do not rhyme exactly.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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