割過去留下的那一條
這一家就是核心畫面本身，一個是名詞的那一條，一個是把那一趟收割搬到別的地方去講。
noun · C2
The long strip of grass, wheat or other plants that is cut down in one pass, or the open line that the cutting leaves behind.
割下的一長條
這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 割下的一長條 · 裹住／籠罩
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swathe
noun核心畫面
Picture one pass of a blade across a field. Everything standing in that line comes down, and a long band is left behind. Both halves of that scene are a swathe: the cut plants lying in a row, and the clear band opened through what is still standing. After that, the word keeps only the shape. One long, wide band across something. Whether anything was ever cut stops mattering.
可以想成刀鋒在田裡掃過一趟。那一整條上的作物全都倒下。倒下排成一列的草是 swathe，被清出來的那條空路也是 sw…更多收起
可以想成刀鋒在田裡掃過一趟。那一整條上的作物全都倒下。倒下排成一列的草是 swathe，被清出來的那條空路也是 swathe。之後這個字就只留下那個形狀：橫過某樣東西的一長條。有沒有真的割過，就不重要了。土地、陽光、雲，甚至一大群人，只要能被看成連成一條，都可以用它。From the word’s history
Middle English swathe comes from Old English swaþu, which meant a track or a trace, the mark left by something that has passed. That is the same mark a blade leaves in a field, which is why the modern word keeps pointing at the band that is left behind.
中古英語的 swathe 來自古英語 swaþu，本來的意思是「足跡、痕跡」，也就是某個東西經過後留下的印子。那正好就是刀鋒在田裡留下的那一條。所以這個字從頭到尾講的都是「被留下來的那一條」。
Wiktionary, via the packet's kaikki extract (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:668671104): Middle English swathe < Old English swaþu (track, trace) < Proto-Germanic *swaþō.
Two branches
抽掉刀鋒，只剩一整片範圍
把「有人割過」這件事拿掉，剩下的就只有形狀：一條又長又寬的帶子。土地、陽光、雲，甚至一群人，只要能被看成連成一條，就能用 swathe。
noun · C1
A long, wide strip of land, or of something lying across a surface. It is also used for a large part of a group or a place when that part is thought of as one broad band.
一長條／一大片
A second word, same spelling
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swathe
verb, noun核心畫面
Think of a long band of cloth wound round and round something until what is inside is covered and hidden. The band itself is a swathe, and to swathe is to do the winding. , scarves and blankets all behave that way, and so do mist, cloud and smoke, because they cover in the same layered fashion: one layer, then another, until you cannot see what is underneath.
可以想成一條長長的布，一圈一圈繞在東西上，繞到裡面的東西完全看不見。那條布本身就是名詞的 swathe，把它繞上去就…更多收起
可以想成一條長長的布，一圈一圈繞在東西上，繞到裡面的東西完全看不見。那條布本身就是名詞的 swathe，把它繞上去就是動詞的 swathe。繃帶、圍巾、毯子都是這樣。霧、雲、煙也算，因為它們蓋東西的方式一樣，是一層疊一層，蓋到底下看不見為止。From the word’s history
Old English had swaþul and sweþel for a wrap, band or bandage, and the verb comes from Old English *swaþian, close to besweþian, to swathe or swaddle. The cloth came first and the action is named after it, which is why even mist gets described as if it were being wound on in layers.
古英語的 swaþul、sweþel 指的是包紮用的帶子，動詞則來自 *swaþian，跟 besweþian（把嬰兒裹起來）同一家。先有那條布，動作才照著布來命名。所以連霧被描述的時候，用的也還是「一層一層繞上去」的畫面。
Wiktionary, via the packet's kaikki extract (source_refs kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:668661185 for the noun and :668666092 for the verb): Old English swaþu/swæþ (bandage), swaþul/sweþel (a swathe, wrap, band, bandage); verb from Old English *swaþian, akin to besweþian (to swathe, swaddle).
From the picture
一圈一圈把東西裹起來
這一家只有一個畫面：布和纏布的動作。名詞是那條布，動詞是把它繞上去，兩者是同一件事的兩面。
verb · C1
To wrap something or someone completely in cloth, or to cover a thing so fully that it cannot be seen. It is most often used in the passive: to be swathed in something.
裹住／籠罩
Also in this word
noun · C2
A long band of cloth used to wrap something, especially a bandage.
布帶／繃帶