leather
英 ['leðə]
美['lɛðɚ]
- n. 皮革；皮革制品
- vt. 用皮革包盖；抽打
- adj. 皮的；皮革制的
- n. (Leather)人名；(英)莱瑟
词态变化
复数: leathers;
中文词源
leather 皮革
来自PIE*letro,皮，皮鞋。可能进一步来自PIE*skel,切，撕，词源同scale,shell.比较corium,carnal.
英英释意
- 1. an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
英文词源
- leather
- leather: [OE] The Indo-European ancestor of leather was *letrom. It has descendants in two branches of the Indo-European language family: in Celtic, Welsh lledr, Irish leathar, and Breton ler; and in Germanic, German leder, Dutch leer, Swedish läder, Danish læder, and English leather.
- leather (n.)
- Old English leðer (in compounds only) "hide, skin, leather," from Proto-Germanic *lethran (cognates: Old Norse leðr, Old Frisian lether, Old Saxon lethar, Middle Dutch, Dutch leder, Old High German ledar, German leder), from PIE *letro- "leather" (cognates: Old Irish lethar, Welsh lledr, Breton lezr). As an adjective from early 14c.; it acquired a secondary sense of "sado-masochistic" 1980s, having achieved that status in homosexual jargon in the 1970s.
同义词辨析
skin, leather, fur, hide, peel
这些名词均含"皮，皮肤"之意。
skin： 最常用词，指人的皮肤或动物的皮，也可指水果、植物和种子等的外皮。
leather： 通常指经过加工的熟皮，可用于制作各种皮革制品。
fur： 现多指猫、兔等动物软毛皮，也指其它动物的毛皮。
hide： 多指大型动物的厚皮，也指没有鞣的牛、马等皮革。
peel： 指剩下的或可以剥去的果皮或蔬菜皮。
实用场景例句
- a leather jacket
- 皮夹克
牛津词典
- The soles are made of leather.
- 鞋底是皮革做的。
牛津词典
- a leather-bound book
- 皮面装帧的书
牛津词典
- He wore a leather jacket and dark trousers.
- 他身穿皮夹克和深色裤子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an impressive range of upholstered furniture, in a choice of fabrics and leathers.
- 琳琅满目的覆面家具，有多种布料和皮革可供选择
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a couple of youths in motorcyclists' black leathers.
- 两个穿黑色机车皮衣的年轻人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They reinforced a coat by sewing pieces of leather on the elbows.
- 他们在外衣肘上缝皮革使衣服更耐穿.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.
- 那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品.
《简明英汉词典》
- She bound the cuffs of a jacket with leather.
- 她给短外衣的袖口包皮边.
《简明英汉词典》
- He has a pair of leather shoes.
- 他有一双皮鞋.
《简明英汉词典》
- When you've washed the car, wipe it down well with a shammy leather.
- 汽车冲洗后, 用油鞣革把它擦净.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She has a lucrative business selling leather goods.
- 她做皮货生意,利润丰厚.
《简明英汉词典》
- His image is redolent of the smell of old leather, old money and class.
- 他的形象使人联想起旧皮革的气味 、 旧钞票和等级.
《简明英汉词典》
- She has replenished a leather [ fur ] coat recently.
- 她最近添置了一件皮袄.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The store had quite an array of leather shoes in stock.
- 这个商店有相当一批皮鞋现货.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The factory processes leather.
- 这个厂加工皮革.
《简明英汉词典》
- a pair of black leather boots
- 一双黑皮靴
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a pair of leather gloves with fur linings
- 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a leather jacket with studs on the back
- 后背有饰钉的皮夹克
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a studded leather belt
- 饰钉装饰的皮带
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Leather jeans that are too big will make you look larger.
- 过于肥大的皮裤会让你看起来块头更大。
柯林斯例句
- He wore patent leather shoes.
- 他穿着漆皮鞋。
柯林斯例句
- I really thought I was something when I wore that hat and my patent leather shoes.
- 我头戴那顶帽子，脚蹬漆皮鞋，当时感觉挺像那么回事儿。
柯林斯例句
- Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.
- 皮革鞋帮使脚得以透气。
柯林斯例句
- I had a dream that I was in an old study, surrounded by leather books.
- 我梦见我在一间古老的书房里，四周全是皮装书。
柯林斯例句
- He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk.
- 他用手指连续敲击他的皮革桌面。
柯林斯例句
- When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.
- 在挑选长筒靴的时候，购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。
柯林斯例句
- Matthew desperately hacked through the leather.
- 马修拼命地将皮革砍穿。
柯林斯例句