英汉词典

fabric 基本解释

• n. 织物；布；组织；构造；建筑物

fabric 词态变化

fabric 中文词源

来自PIE*dhabh, 匹配，装配，词源同deft, forge. 用来指织物，结构。

fabric 英文词源

fabric

fabric: [15] Latin faber was a term for an artisan who worked with hard materials – a carpenter, for example, or a smith (it probably came from a prehistoric Indo-European base meaning ‘fit things together’). From it was derived fabrica, which denoted the trade such a man followed, the place where he worked, or in general terms the product of his work – in the case of a carpenter, a ‘building’.

And ‘building’ was the original sense of the word in English when it acquired it via French fabrique: ‘He had neuer studye in newe fabrykes ne buyldynges’, William Caxton, Golden Legend 1483. Remnants of the usage survive in the current sense ‘walls, roof, and floor of a building’. It was not until the mid 18th century that the underlying notion of ‘manufactured material’ gave rise to the word’s main present-day meaning ‘textile’.

Derivatives include fabricate [18], from Latin fabricāre, and forge.
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fabric (n.)

late 15c., "building; thing made; a structure of any kind," from Middle French fabrique (14c.), verbal noun from fabriquer (13c.), from Latin fabricare "to make, construct, fashion, build," from fabrica "workshop," also "an art, trade; a skillful production, structure, fabric," from faber "artisan who works in hard materials," from Proto-Italic *fafro-, from PIE *dhabh- "to fit together" (cognates: Armenian darbin "smith;" also see daft).

The noun fabrica suggests the earlier existence of a feminine noun to which an adj. *fabriko- referred; maybe ars "art, craft." [de Vaan]

Sense in English evolved via "manufactured material" (1753) to "textile, woven or felted cloth" (1791). Compare forge (n.)) which is a doublet.

fabric 英文释义

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"

"woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"

"she measured off enough material for a dress"

2. the underlying structure;

"restoring the framework of the bombed building"

"it is part of the fabric of society"

fabric 双语例句

1. He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing.

他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。

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2. Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.

不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。

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3. The fabric is strong enough to withstand harsh processing.

这种织物非常结实，能经受粗加工。

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4. Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.

冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。

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5. Waterproofed fabric pants are more expensive than plastic pants.

防水纤维短裤比塑料短裤贵多了。

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fabric 实用场景例句

cotton fabric

棉织物

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furnishing fabrics

室内装饰织品

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a trend which threatens the very fabric of society

威胁社会基本结构的趋势

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...small squares of red cotton fabric...

小块方形红棉布

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Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.

无论什么样的色彩图案，都有与之相配的织物。

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The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime...

社会结构已遭到上届政府极大的破坏。

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Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.

经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。

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Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.

冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。

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Without your love I can do nothing, with your love there is nothing I cannot do.

没有你的爱,我什么都做不成; 有了你的爱,我没有什么做不成.

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This fabric launders well.

这种织品经洗耐用.

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This is a good fabric softener for woolens.

这是一种很好的羊毛织物柔软剂.

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When the synthetic fabric is contrasted with the natural one, the difference is very apparent.

要是把合成纺织品和天然纺织品对比一下, 它们的差别就很明显了.

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The fabric will spot easily.

这种织品很容易玷污.

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This is a fine fabric for ladies'dresses.

这是一种适于做女服用的织法精美的布料.

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The usual fabric was timber.

通常的建筑材料是木材.

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Cut the fabric crosswise.

把那块布对角剪开。

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the delicacy of the fabric

织物的柔软性

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a trend which threatens the very fabric of society

威胁社会基本结构的趋势

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The blue fabric was interwoven with red and gold thread.

蓝布中交织着红色和金色的线。

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Often outsize clothes are made from cheap fabric and look like ugly tents.

超大号服装常常质地较差，而且看上去好似丑陋的帐篷。

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He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing.

他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。

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The fabric was showing signs of age.

这块衣料可以看出岁月留下的痕迹。

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The worst sign of age was in the fabric which looked decidedly ancient.

岁月最无情的痕迹留在了那块看起来明显很古老的织物上。

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Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.

不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。

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The fabric is strong enough to withstand harsh processing.

这种织物非常结实，能经受粗加工。

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Keep the rough edge of the fabric aligned with the raw edge of the piping.

将织物的毛边与滚边未经加工的边对齐。

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Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.

冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。

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Waterproofed fabric pants are more expensive than plastic pants.

防水纤维短裤比塑料短裤贵多了。

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