Tulle is a very fine net cloth, made of silk, nylon, or cotton, with tiny holes all over it so you can see through. It is light enough to float, and it holds air, so when you use many layers it puffs out instead of hanging down.

Tulle Tulle是 a very fine net cloth一種非常細緻的網紗 made of silk, nylon, or cotton材質是絲尼龍或棉 with tiny holes all over it佈滿小孔 so you can see through所以可以透視過去 It is light enough to float它輕到可以飄起來 and it holds air而且能含住空氣 so when you use many layers所以當你用很多層的時候 it puffs out它會蓬起來 instead of hanging down而不是垂下來

That is why it is the cloth of ballet skirts — a tutu is layer upon layer of tulle — and of wedding veils, and of the stiff underskirt that makes a party dress stand away from the legs. Bridal shops and dressmakers use the word every day; most other people only meet it there.

That is why這就是為什麼 it is the cloth of ballet skirts它是芭蕾舞裙的布料 a tutu is layer upon layer of tulle芭蕾短裙就是一層又一層的網紗 and of wedding veils也是婚紗頭紗的布料 and of the stiff underskirt也是硬挺襯裙的布料 that makes a party dress stand away from the legs讓派對禮服撐開不貼腿 Bridal shops and dressmakers use the word every day婚紗店和裁縫師每天都會用這個詞 most other people only meet it there大部分其他人只有在那裡才會遇到這個詞

The sound is the trap: it is said "tool", exactly like the tool you fix things with. Not "tull", not "too-lay".

The sound is the trap發音是個陷阱 it is said "tool" 它唸作「tool」 exactly like the tool you fix things with跟你拿來修東西的那個tool一模一樣 Not "tull" 不是「tull」 not "too-lay" 也不是「too-lay」

Because it is a material, it is uncountable — you buy three metres of tulle, not three tulles — and it usually sits in front of another noun: a tulle veil, a tulle skirt. If you want a piece of it you say a length of tulle or a layer of tulle.

Because it is a material因為它是一種布料 it is uncountable它是不可數名詞 you buy three metres of tulle你會說three metres of tulle not three tulles而不是three tulles and it usually sits in front of another noun而且它通常放在另一個名詞前面 a tulle veil像a tulle veil a tulle skirt a tulle skirt If you want a piece of it如果你想講一塊 you say你會說 a length of tulle a length of tulle or a layer of tulle或a layer of tulle

The name comes from Tulle, a town in central France where the stuff was first made, so the word is really a place pretending to be a fabric — the same trick as denim (from Nîmes) and jeans (from Genoa).

The name comes from這個名字來自 Tulle Tulle a town in central France法國中部的一個小鎮 where the stuff was first made這種布料最早就是在那裡做出來的 so the word is really所以這個詞其實是 a place pretending to be a fabric一個地名冒充成布料名稱 the same trick as跟同樣的把戲 denim denim (from Nîmes)（來自法國尼姆） and jeans和jeans (from Genoa)（來自義大利熱那亞）