英语词汇：如何表示“棉衣”

英语词汇：如何表示“棉衣”

 汉语说“棉衣”是 cotton¹ clothes 吗？否！ cotton clothes 的意思我们通常所说的“棉衣”，而是指“布衣”，即用棉布做的衣服。如：

It iscomfortable to wear cotton clothes. 穿布衣舒服。

汉语说的“棉衣”，通常是指内填棉花的衣服，此时英语用wadded cothes 来表示。如：

天气很冷，所以我们只好穿棉衣。

误：It was² very cold, so we had³ to wear cotton clothes.

正：It was very cold, so we had to wear wadded clothes.

1 cotton   

n.棉花；v.和谐，一致；接近，亲近

参考例句：

• He trades in wool and cotton.他经营羊毛和棉花。
• This shirt is made of cotton.这件衬衣是棉布的。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。