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be made of tiffany
小写 tiffany 指丝纱罗，是一种薄纱；作物质名词常不可数。首字母大写的 Tiffany 则是人名或品牌名。
The bride's veil was made of tiffany.
新娘的头纱是丝纱罗做的。
蒂芙尼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蒂芙尼
United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
The bride's veil was made of tiffany.
新娘的头纱是丝纱罗做的。
一种薄纱,或极薄的丝绸
A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
She chose a pale blue dress of tiffany for the summer party.
她为夏日聚会选了一条浅蓝色的丝纱罗连衣裙。
The windows look brighter now that we have hung tiffany curtains instead of heavy drapes.
自从我们换上丝纱罗窗帘而不是厚重的帘子，窗户看起来更明亮了。
At the fabric market, we compared several tiffanies and chose the softest one for the lining.
在布料市场，我们比较了几种丝纱罗，选了最柔软的一种做衬里。
小写 tiffany 指丝纱罗，是一种薄纱；作物质名词常不可数。首字母大写的 Tiffany 则是人名或品牌名。
The bride's veil was made of tiffany.
新娘的头纱是丝纱罗做的。
Not this
The textile fair had several tiffanys.
Use this
The textile fair had several tiffanies.
tiffany 的复数应按“辅音字母加 y 变 i 再加 es”的规则写成 tiffanies，直接加 s 的 tiffanys 是拼写错误。
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The artist tiffany developed Tiffany glass.
Use this
The artist Tiffany developed Tiffany glass.
这里指的是美国艺术家 Louis Comfort Tiffany，Tiffany 是专有名词，必须大写；小写 tiffany 是“丝纱罗”这一普通名词，不能用来指人。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
我说：“那《蒂凡尼的早餐》呢？”
This line is from Deep Blue Something's 1995 song "Breakfast at Tiffany's", which refers to the 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn.
这句歌词出自Deep Blue Something乐队1995年的歌曲《Breakfast at Tiffany's》，歌曲提到了奥黛丽·赫本主演的1961年电影《蒂凡尼的早餐》。
Use tiffany 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：tiffany 听似“提芙妮”，像提起轻薄透光的丝纱罗；别想到珠宝品牌，这里指面料。
语域：formal 常见场景：textile history、museum collection records、historical costume studies 这里指普通名词 tiffany（丝纱罗，一种薄纱织物），多用于纺织品史、服装史或博物馆藏品描述等书面语境，语气比较正式，日常口语很少用。
复数形式为 tiffanies。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.