linen
linen 英 [ˈlɪnɪn] 美 [ˈlɪnən]
n. 亚麻布，亚麻线；亚麻制品 adj. 亚麻的；亚麻布制的
名词复数:linens
- Linen is a type of fabric that's sturdy, cool, and absorbent. If you're going to a summer wedding, you should consider wearing a white linen suit. If you're going on a job interview, it's probably not such a great idea.
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- n. 亚麻布，亚麻线；亚麻制品
- adj. 亚麻的；亚麻布制的
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1. a linen tablecloth
亚麻桌布
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2. Silk, bamboo, linen, wheat can be used to make paper.
丝绸，竹子，亚麻，麦杆被用于制造纸张。
- linen (n.) "cloth from woven flax," early 14c., noun use of adjective linen "made of flax" from Old English līn "flax, linen thread, linen cloth" + -en (2). Old English lin is from Proto-Germanic *linam (source also of Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German lin "flax, linen," German Leinen "linen," Gothic lein "linen cloth"), probably an early borrowing from Latin linum "flax, linen," which, along with Greek linon is from a non-Indo-European language. Beekes writes, "Original identity is possible, however, since the cultivation of flax in Central Europe is very old. Still, it is more probable that linon and linum derive from a Mediterranean word. The word is unknown in Indo-Iranian (but the concept is, of course)." Lithuanian linai, Old Church Slavonic linu, Irish lin probably are ultimately from Latin or Greek.
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