lace

释义

• n. 花边；鞋带；饰带；少量烈酒
• vt. 饰以花边；结带子
• vi. 系带子
• n. (Lace)人名；(意)拉切

词源

lace

lace: [13] Lace originally meant ‘noose’ or ‘snare’, and its underlying semantic connections are not with ‘string’ or ‘thread’ but with ‘entrapment’ or ‘enticement’. Its ultimate source was Latin laqueus ‘noose’, which was related to the verb lacere ‘lure, deceive’ (source of English delicious and elicit). This passed into Vulgar Latin as *lacium, which in due course diversified into Italian laccio, Spanish lazo (source of English lasso [19]), and French lacs.It was the latter’s Old French predecessor, laz or las, that gave English lace. The sense ‘noose’ had died out by the early 17th century, but by then it had already developed via ‘string, cord’ to ‘cord used for fastening clothes’. ‘Open fabric made of threads’ emerged in the mid-16th century. Latch [14] is thought to be distantly related.=> delicious, elicit, lasso, latch

例句

• 1. I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace. 我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。
• 2. The nightdress has handmade lace round the armholes and neckline. 这件女式睡衣的袖孔和领口都镶着一圈手织花边。
• 3. Slip-on shoes are easier to put on than lace-ups. 一脚蹬比系带鞋容易穿。
• 4. She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful creation trimmed with lace. 她终于找到了理想的礼服——一袭饰有蕾丝的美丽长裙。
• 5. Fred liked to lace his conversation with military terms. 弗雷德喜欢在谈话中时不时蹦几个军事术语。