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Herringbone is a pattern: a continuous line of V shapes, each row leaning the other way, so it looks like the skeleton of a fish. You see it on jackets, wool cloth, wooden floors, and brick paths. There is also a ski move called herringbone, where you walk up a hill with your skis in a V. It is a descriptive word from fashion, design, and sport — calm and practical, not slang. Though actually, the cloth is not made from herring; it is only named for the look. People say 'herringbone ' or 'a herringbone floor' as if the pattern were a material in its own right.
人字紋;魚骨紋(布料、地板常見)
原始詞典資料6 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。
herringbonenoun/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/
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A bone of a herring.
- The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was "founded on herring-bones."
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A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
- 'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern.'
- Mr Bloom walked behind the eyeless feet, a flatcut suit of herringbone tweed.
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hobbieslifestyleskiingA method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
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businessmanufacturingtextilesTwilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
- For some strange and elusive reason, the staid, prosaic herringbones have angled themselves into a position of fashion prominence.
herringboneverb/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/
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To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
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hobbieslifestyleskiingTo climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。