有人说“棉衣”不是 cotton clothes, 不解!求剖析!
是的“棉衣”不是 cotton clothes!
汉语说“棉衣”,一般是指内填棉花的保暖衣,说成英语是wadded clothes,不是cotton clothes,后者的意思是“布衣”,即棉布做的衣服。比较:
The girl wore a pretty cotton dress. 那女生穿着一条好看的布裙。
It was very cold, so we had to wear wadded clothes. 天气非常冷,所以大家只好穿棉衣。
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