A shawl is a piece of cloth, usually square or triangle-shaped, that you wrap around the shoulders, and sometimes over the head. It sits looser and bigger than a scarf.

A shawlShawl(披肩) is a piece of cloth是一塊布, usually square or triangle-shaped通常是方形或三角形, that you wrap around the shoulders你把它披在肩上, and而且 sometimes over the head有時候也蓋在頭上 It sits looser and bigger than a scarf它比圍巾(scarf)寬鬆、也大

Women have worn shawls for warmth, for church or a wedding, or just because they look soft and finished over a dress. Some are thick wool; some are light and for evening.

Women女性 have worn shawls會披披肩 for warmth為了保暖, for church or a wedding上教堂或參加婚禮時, or just because they look soft and finished over a dress或只是因為披在洋裝外面看起來柔和又有整體感 Some are thick wool有些是厚羊毛; some are light and for evening有些輕薄,適合晚上穿

People stretch the word a little: a big wrap over a sofa might get called a shawl, and a baby can be wrapped in one.

People人們 stretch the word a little把這個詞稍微延伸使用: a big wrap over a sofa一條蓋在沙發上的大布 might get called a shawl也可能被叫做shawl, and而且 a baby can be wrapped in one嬰兒也可以被包在裡面

It is an ordinary word, a bit more at home with older speakers than with teenagers, though shops still sell them. It is not a coat, not a hijab, and not a long thin scarf — it is the cloth you drape.

It is an ordinary word這是個普通的詞, a bit more at home with older speakers than with teenagers年長者用起來比青少年更自然, though shops still sell them不過店裡還是有在賣 It is not a coat它不是外套, not a hijab也不是頭巾(hijab), and而且 not a long thin scarf也不是長條窄圍巾 — it is the cloth you drape它是你披上去的那塊布