velvet + noun
作定语，直接放在名词前，表示“天鹅绒制的”。
She wore a beautiful velvet dress to the party.
她穿了一条漂亮的天鹅绒连衣裙去参加聚会。
天鹅绒般的；柔软光滑的；和平的；非暴力的；柔软细腻,如天鹅绒；天鹅绒般的；视觉、听觉、触觉或味觉上光滑柔软的
天鹅绒制的
Made of velvet.
柔软细腻,如天鹅绒；天鹅绒般的
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
视觉、听觉、触觉或味觉上光滑柔软的
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
和平的；不使用暴力的,尤指捷克斯洛伐克的和平解体
Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
表面光滑柔软似天鹅绒的
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
She wore a velvet dress to the gala.
她穿了一条天鹅绒连衣裙去参加盛会。
用法提示：velvet 在此为形容词，修饰 dress，表示“天鹅绒制的”。
The velvet cushions on the sofa were very comfortable.
沙发上的天鹅绒靠垫非常舒适。
用法提示：velvet 作形容词，修饰 cushions，说明靠垫由天鹅绒制成。
A velvet ribbon held the bride's bouquet.
一条天鹅绒丝带系着新娘的花束。
用法提示：velvet 为形容词，修饰 ribbon，强调丝带的材质。
作定语，直接放在名词前，表示“天鹅绒制的”。
She wore a beautiful velvet dress to the party.
她穿了一条漂亮的天鹅绒连衣裙去参加聚会。
首字母大写，构成专有名称，指不流血的政治变革或分离。
The Velvet Divorce was a peaceful political split.
天鹅绒分离是一次和平的政治分离。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me a velvet's scarf.
正确表达She gave me a velvet scarf.
汉语“天鹅绒的围巾”里的“的”只表示材质修饰，学习者常把它直译成所有格 's；但英语所有格 's 表示所属或领有关系（如 Tom's scarf），表材质的形容词 velvet 要直接放在被修饰名词之前，说 a velvet scarf。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like the red one, but I'll buy a velvet.
正确表达I like the red one, but I'll buy a velvet one.
汉语“的”字结构可以省略后面的名词（如“我要天鹅绒的”），学习者把这种省略照搬到英语，让形容词 velvet 单独作宾语；英语形容词不能单独充当名词成分，必须补出被修饰的名词，可用 one 指代前面提到的衣物。
天鹅绒革命（捷克斯洛伐克以和平方式结束共产党统治的变革）
The Velvet Revolution ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia without violence.
天鹅绒革命以非暴力方式结束了捷克斯洛伐克的共产党统治。
外柔内刚；绵里藏针
Her management style is an iron fist in a velvet glove.
她的管理风格是外柔内刚。
柔美圆润的嗓音
He soothed the baby with his velvet voice.
他用柔美圆润的嗓音哄着婴儿。
天鹅绒隔离绳（贵宾区、夜店入口的界限）
We waited behind the velvet rope while the celebrities walked in.
我们在天鹅绒隔离绳后面等着，看名人们走进去。
天鹅绒幕布
The velvet curtain rose slowly at the start of the play.
演出开始时，天鹅绒幕布缓缓升起。
轻柔细腻的触感或手法
The pianist played the slow passage with a velvet touch.
钢琴家以轻柔细腻的触感弹奏这段慢板。
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