carpet

英 ['kɑːpɪt] 美 ['kɑrpɪt]

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解释

vt. 在…上铺地毯，把地毯铺在…上；斥责
n. 地毯；地毯状覆盖物
n. (Carpet)人名；(罗)卡尔佩特

※ 提供单词"carpet"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

carpet 地毯

来自PIE *sker, *kerp, 砍，切，收割，词源同harvest, shear. 即用粗糙羊毛制作的毯子。

英文词源

carpet: carpet: [14] Originally, carpet was simply a sort of rough cloth, and medieval Latin carpīta, for example, was sometimes used for a garment made from it. In earliest English use it was a ‘table-cloth’ or ‘bed-spread’, and it was not until the 15th century that the specialized ‘floorcovering’ began to establish itself. The word itself entered English via either Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpīta, which was derived from carpīre, an alteration of Latin carpere ‘pluck’ (related to English harvest).

The underlying notion seems to be that such cloth was originally made from ‘plucked’ fabric, that is, fabric which had been unravelled or shredded.
carpet (n.): late 13c., "coarse cloth;" mid-14c., "tablecloth, bedspread;" from Old French carpite "heavy decorated cloth, carpet," from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita "thick woolen cloth," probably from Latin carpere "to card, pluck," probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shreded, "plucked" fabric; from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Meaning shifted 15c. to floor coverings.

From 16c.-19c. as an adjective often with a tinge of contempt, when used of men (as in carpet-knight, 1570s) by association with luxury, ladies' boudoirs, and drawing rooms. On the carpet "summoned for reprimand" is 1900, U.S. colloquial (but compare carpet (v.) "call (someone) to be reprimanded," 1823, British servants' slang). To sweep or push something under the carpet in the figurative sense is first recorded 1953.
carpet (v.): "to cover with a carpet," 1620s, from carpet (n.). Meaning "call to reprimand" is from 1840. Related: Carpeted; carpeting.

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例句和用法

1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.: 这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

2. It is not possible to reposition the carpet without damaging it.: 想要挪动地毯又不让它损坏是不可能的。

3. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet.: 趁着烧水的时候，她决定将地毯抖抖干净。

4. We'll give her some VIP treatment and roll out the red carpet.: 我们将给予她贵宾级礼遇，并且为她铺设红地毯。

5. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.: 一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。