tartan + noun
tartan 作形容词修饰名词,意为“格子呢的”。
She wore a tartan scarf to the festival.
她戴着一条格子呢围巾去参加节日。
格子呢
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
格子呢
a cloth having a crisscross design
She wore a tartan scarf to the festival.
她戴着一条格子呢围巾去参加节日。
一种编织羊毛织物,带有彩色条纹垂直相交的独特图案,最初与苏格兰高地人相关,现不同氏族、家族和机构有各自图案;可数名词指特定类型的此类织物。
Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.
A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.
穿着苏格兰格子呢的人;尤指苏格兰高地人或苏格兰人(主要指苏格兰男子)。
An individual who wears tartan (etymology 1, noun sense 1.2); specifically, a Scottish Highlander, or a Scottish person (chiefly a Scotsman) in general.
一种用于飞钓的假蝇,常用来钓鲑鱼。
A type of fly used in fly fishing, often to catch salmon.
This tartan comes from a family in the Scottish Highlands.
这种格子呢来自苏格兰高地的一个家族。
The shop sells tartans in red, green, and blue.
这家商店出售红色、绿色和蓝色的格子呢。
He wrapped the gift in a piece of tartan.
他用一块格子呢把礼物包了起来。
tartan 作形容词修饰名词,意为“格子呢的”。
She wore a tartan scarf to the festival.
她戴着一条格子呢围巾去参加节日。
tartan 在此为不可数名词,指格子呢布料。
This traditional kilt is made of tartan.
这条传统苏格兰短裙是用格子呢做的。
当指某个家族或部族特有的方格花纹时,tartan 用作可数名词。
The MacGregor tartan is dark green with red stripes.
麦格雷戈格纹是深绿色带红色条纹的。
Not this
He wore a tartan to the wedding.
Use this
He wore a tartan kilt to the wedding.
tartan 作名词指格子呢面料或某种格子花纹,不能直接指一件衣服;要表示穿了某件格子呢衣物,须在 tartan 后加 kilt、scarf、skirt 等衣物名词。
Not this
The tablecloth has a tartan pattern of small black and white squares.
Use this
The tablecloth has a checked pattern of small black and white squares.
tartan 特指苏格兰传统彩色交叉条纹的格子呢/方格花纹,不是普通的小方格;表达黑白小方格的棋盘格应使用 checked(或 plaid),不要用 tartan 泛指一切格纹。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
苏格兰格子呢短裙
He wore a traditional tartan kilt at the wedding.
他在婚礼上穿了一条传统的苏格兰格子呢短裙。
格子呢花纹
The curtains have a subtle tartan pattern.
窗帘上有一种淡雅的格子呢花纹。
格子呢围巾
She wrapped a warm tartan scarf around her neck.
她脖子上围了一条温暖的格子呢围巾。
格子呢布料
The tailor chose a fine tartan cloth for the jacket.
裁缝为这件夹克选了一块精致的格子呢布料。
氏族专属的格子呢
Each Scottish clan has its own tartan.
每个苏格兰氏族都有自己独特的格子呢。
穿格子呢服装
Many people wear tartan to celebrate Scottish heritage.
许多人穿格子呢服装来庆祝苏格兰传统。
Use tartan naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似“塔坦”,想象苏格兰短裙上交错成格的彩色呢料,记住它是格子呢。
语域:neutral 常见场景:服装与面料、苏格兰文化 通常作名词,指有方格交叉图案的布料;也常作形容词修饰名词(如 tartan skirt)。多用于谈论苏格兰传统服饰或布料图案,在正式和日常语境中都比较自然。
真正押韵的常用词(英式发音)有 carton /ˈkɑːtən/、Spartan /ˈspɑːtən/、hearten /ˈhɑːtən/,重读音节都是 /ɑː/,后面读 /tən/。注意 tartan 末尾的 -an 弱读为 /ən/,不是单词 tan 的 /æn/;Latin /ˈlætɪn/ 和 curtain /ˈkɜːtən/ 只是拼写或尾音相近,并非同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.