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    Figured, as an adjective on cloth, paper, or wood, means the surface carries a small repeating pattern — little flowers, leaves, curls, or shapes. The pattern is not a sticker on top; it belongs to the thing itself.

    Figuredfigured 這個字, as an adjective on cloth, paper, or wood當形容詞用在布、紙或木頭上時, means the surface carries a small repeating pattern是指表面有小小的重複花紋 — little flowers, leaves, curls, or shapes像小花、葉子、捲紋或各種形狀。The pattern is not a sticker on top這花紋不是貼上去的貼紙; it belongs to the thing itself而是東西本身就有的。

    On silk or wallpaper it may be woven or printed in. On wood, figured means the grain makes , ripples, or spots that look almost like a picture, and people often pay more for that.

    On silk or wallpaper在絲綢或壁紙上, it may be woven or printed in可能是織進去或印上去的。On wood在木頭上, figured means the grain makes waves, ripples, or spots that look almost like a picturefigured是指木紋呈現出波浪、漣漪或斑點,看起來幾乎像一幅畫, and people often pay more for that而人們常常願意為此多付錢。

    You will meet this use in shops, antique notes, , and furniture talk. It is a quiet describing word, a little old-fashioned, not everyday chat.

    You will meet this use你會在這些地方遇到這個用法 in shops, antique notes, sewing, and furniture talk店家、古董說明、裁縫和家具的討論裡。It is a quiet describing word這是個低調的形容詞, a little old-fashioned有點老派, not everyday chat不是日常聊天會用的字。

    Same spelling as I figured (“I thought / I worked it out”), but that is the verb. Here figured means “having figures,” and figure is a shape, not a number and not an idea in your head.

    Same spelling as I figured跟I figured拼法相同 (“I thought / I worked it out”意思是「我想/我算出來了」), but that is the verb但那是動詞用法。Here figured means “having figures,”這裡的figured是指「有圖案」, and figure is a shape而figure指的是形狀, not a number不是數字 and not an idea in your head也不是你腦中的想法。

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組成figure + -ed. Figure here is the old sense “a shape or pattern.” -ed makes an adjective: “having that kind of pattern.”

同家族的字

  • figurethe stem; here it means a shape or pattern, not a number
  • figurinea little shaped model; same figure in the “form” sense

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

figuredadj/ˈfɪɡəd/

  • 1

    Having a pattern considered attractive appearing on a section.

    • Figured wood is especially sought after for its distinctive texture.
  • 2

    Adorned with a figure or figures.

    • It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
    • Some of these mosaics have been carefully altered to replaced figured by non-figured designs.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。