Word · Frequency #12180
tartan
格子呢
a cloth having a crisscross design
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.
- 3.
An individual who wears tartan (etymology 1, noun sense 1.2); specifically, a Scottish Highlander, or a Scottish person (chiefly a Scotsman) in general.
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)。
- 4.
A type of fly used in fly fishing, often to catch salmon.
一种用于飞钓的假蝇,常用来钓鲑鱼。
- 5.
Preceded by the: a group of people customarily wearing tartan; Scottish Highlanders or Scottish people collectively; also, the soldiers of a Scottish Highland regiment collectively.
- 6.
Originally a trade name in the form Tartan: a synthetic resin used for surfacing ramps, running tracks, etc.
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。；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)。；一种用于飞钓的假蝇,常用来钓鲑鱼。；方格花纹；单桅小帆船
In use
This tartan comes from a family in the Scottish Highlands.
The shop sells tartans in red, green, and blue.
He wrapped the gift in a piece of tartan.
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。
be made of tartan
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。
the [clan] tartan
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.
Connections
Collocations
- tartan kilt
- 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。
- tartan pattern
- 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。
- tartan scarf
- 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。
- tartan cloth
- 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。
- clan tartan
- 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。
- wear tartan
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.