If wood, stone, or metal is fretted, it has been cut or shaped into busy, repeating patterns — often with gaps you can see through, or with lines that cross like a net.

If wood, stone, or metal is fretted如果木頭、石頭或金屬是fretted的, it就是被 has been cut or shaped into busy, repeating patterns切割或塑造成繁複、重複的花紋 — often with gaps you can see through常常帶有可以透視的鏤空, or者 with lines that cross like a net帶有像網子一樣交錯的線條.

Old churches, palace ceilings, and wooden screens are often described this way: the decoration itself is the point.

Old churches, palace ceilings, and wooden screens老教堂、宮殿的天花板和木製屏風 are often described this way常常會這樣被形容: the decoration itself is the point裝飾本身就是重點.

It is a fairly literary or specialist word; a carpenter might just say the piece is cut with a pattern.

It它 is a fairly literary or specialist word是個相當文學性或專業性的詞; a carpenter一個木匠 might just say可能只會說 the piece is cut with a pattern這塊東西被切出了花紋.

Though actually, English also uses fretted for a guitar or similar instrument that has metal bars on the neck, and for someone who has been worrying. Those are other lives of the spelling. This entry is only the decorative one: patterned by cutting.

Though actually不過事實上, English英文 also uses fretted也會用fretted來形容 for a guitar or similar instrument吉他或類似的樂器 that has metal bars on the neck那種琴頸上有金屬條的, and而且 for someone who has been worrying也用來形容一直在煩惱的人. Those這些 are other lives of the spelling是這個拼法的其他用法. This entry這個詞條 is only the decorative one只講裝飾性的這個意思: patterned by cutting靠切割做出花紋.