Paisley is a pattern on cloth: lots of curved, fat, drop-like shapes, each with a bent point, packed close together. You see it on ties, scarves, shirts, shawls, and sometimes on wallpaper or an old armchair.

Paisley paisley is是 a pattern on cloth布料上的一種花紋: lots of curved, fat, drop-like shapes很多彎彎、圓胖、像水滴的形狀, each with a bent point每個都帶著一個彎彎的尖端, packed close together緊緊擠在一起。You see it你會在 on ties領帶, scarves圍巾, shirts襯衫, shawls披肩 and和 sometimes有時候 on wallpaper or an old armchair壁紙或一張舊扶手椅上看到它。

People also use it before a noun: a paisley tie, paisley print. It is everyday talk about clothes and design, not a formal word.

People也有人 also use it before a noun把它放在名詞前面用: a paisley tie佩斯利花紋領帶, paisley print佩斯利印花。It它 is是 everyday talk about clothes and design講衣服和設計時的日常用語, not a formal word而不是正式的字。

Though actually, the pattern is much older than the English name. It came to Britain from Kashmir and other parts of South Asia. In the 1800s, mills in the Scottish town of Paisley wove huge numbers of shawls with this look, so English speakers started calling the pattern after the town.

Though actually不過, the pattern這個花紋 is much older than遠比 the English name這個英文名字古老得多。It它 came to Britain傳到英國, from Kashmir and other parts of South Asia是從喀什米爾和南亞其他地區來的。In the 1800s在十九世紀, mills in the Scottish town of Paisley蘇格蘭佩斯利鎮的紡織廠 wove huge numbers of shawls with this look織出了大量這種花紋的披肩, so所以 English speakers說英語的人 started calling the pattern after the town開始用這個鎮的名字來稱呼這種花紋。

Younger people may just say “that swirly print”; people who sew, sell cloth, or talk about vintage fashion are more likely to say paisley.

Younger people年輕人 may just say可能就只會說 “that swirly print”那種漩渦印花; people who sew, sell cloth, or talk about vintage fashion會做針線活、賣布、或聊復古時尚的人 are more likely to say更可能會說 paisley paisley。