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Said of cloth, and almost always of shirts: made so that it comes out of the wash smooth and does not need . Hang a non-iron shirt up while it is still damp, let it dry, and it should be wearable without you touching it with an iron. This is shop language — you meet it on labels, price tags, and clothing websites, mostly on men's business shirts.
Said of cloth用來說布料,and almost always of shirts而且幾乎都是說襯衫:made so that做成 it它 comes out of the wash洗完出來 smooth就是平的、and does not need ironing不需要燙。while it is still damp趁還半濕時 Hang a non-iron shirt up把non-iron襯衫掛起來,let it dry讓它乾,and it should be wearable應該就能穿了,without you touching it with an iron你完全不必拿熨斗碰它。This這 is shop language是商店用語——you你 on labels, price tags, and clothing websites在標籤、價格牌和服飾網站上 meet it會遇到它,mostly on men's business shirts大多在男性商務襯衫上
It is a selling word, and like most selling words it promises a little more than it delivers. In real life a non-iron shirt usually comes out mostly smooth, with a few soft creases; people who care about looking sharp still give the collar and cuffs a quick press. Manufacturers know this, which is why you also see the gentler words "easy-care", "easy-iron" and "wrinkle-free" doing the same job with different amounts of honesty.
It它是 a selling word一個推銷的字,and like most selling words而像大多數推銷的字一樣,than it delivers比起它實際做到的,it promises它承諾的 a little more多一點。In real life在現實生活裡 a non-iron shirt一件non-iron襯衫 usually通常 comes out mostly smooth出來大致平整,with a few soft creases帶著幾道淺淺的皺痕;who care about looking sharp在意看起來筆挺的 people人 still仍會 give the collar and cuffs把領子和袖口 a quick press快速壓燙一下。Manufacturers製造商 know this知道這一點,which is why這也是為什麼 you also see你還會看到 the gentler words比較溫和的字眼 "easy-care"、"easy-iron" and "wrinkle-free",with different amounts of honesty用不同劑量的誠實 doing the same job做著同一份工作
One thing worth knowing: the smoothness is not magic, it is chemistry. The cotton is treated with a resin so the fibres hold their shape. That treatment makes the cloth slightly stiffer and less than plain cotton, and it wears off over many washes. So "non-iron" is a real property, but a one.
One thing worth knowing有件事值得知道:the smoothness那種平整 is not magic不是魔法,it is chemistry是化學。The cotton棉布 with a resin用一種樹脂 is treated處理過,so好讓 the fibres纖維 hold their shape保持形狀。That treatment那道處理 than plain cotton比起純棉 makes the cloth讓布 slightly stiffer稍微硬一點、and less breathable也比較不透氣,and it而它 over many washes經過多次洗滌 wears off會慢慢失效。So所以 "non-iron" is a real property是真實的性質,but a fading one但會慢慢消退
The word is an adjective and sits before the noun: a non-iron shirt, non-iron cotton. British; Americans more often say "wrinkle-free" or "no-iron".
The word這個字 is an adjective是形容詞,and sits before the noun放在名詞前面:a non-iron shirt、non-iron cotton。Chiefly British主要是英式用法;Americans美國人 more often比較常 say說 "wrinkle-free" or "no-iron"
組成non- (not needing) + iron, here the verb 'to press clothes smooth with a hot iron'. The tool is called an iron simply because it was a lump of iron you heated in the fire; the verb came from the tool.
同家族的字
- ironthe metal, the tool made from it, and the verb for using that tool
原始詞典資料1 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。
non-ironadj
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That does not need ironing.
- non-iron shirt
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。