tiffany
英 ['tɪf(ə)nɪ]
美 ['tɪfəni]
- n. 丝纱罗, 一种薄绸
- n. Tiffany: 蒂芙妮(女子名)
- n. (Tiffany)人名；(英)蒂法尼
英文词源
- tiffany (n.)
- "type of thin, transparent fabric," c. 1600; earlier a common name for the festival of the Epiphany (early 14c.; in Anglo-French from late 13c.), from Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie "Epiphany" (c. 1200), from Late Latin Theophania "Theophany," another name for the Epiphany, from Greek theophania "the manifestation of a god" (see theophany).
Also popular in Old French and Middle English as a name given to girls born on Epiphany Day. The fabric sense is found only in English and is of obscure origin and uncertain relation to the other meanings, unless "holiday silk" or as a fanciful or playful allusion to "manifestation:"
The invention of that fine silke, Tiffanie, Sarcenet, and Cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them. [Holland's "Pliny," 1601]
The fashionable N.Y. jewelry firm Tiffany & Co. (1895) is named for its founder, goldsmith Charles L. Tiffany (1812-1902) and his son, Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933), who was the art nouveau decorator noted for his glassware. The surname is attested in English from 1206.
双语例句
- 1. Tiffany revamped her sitting room with simple decorative tricks.
- 蒂法尼采用简单的装饰技巧将起居室翻新。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Alright , since we mentioned Saks and Tiffany , I guess today's topic is stores.
- 既然提到Saks和Tiffany, 那今天的主题就是商店吧.
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- 3. Tiffany conceptualized herself as a mother, whose primary task was to feed her baby.
- 蒂法尼把自己定位为一位母亲，主要任务是哺育孩子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Hello. My name is Tiffany Burns.
- 幸会. 我叫蒂芬妮?本斯.
来自轻松英语会话---联想3000词(上)
- 5. Remember that thing Audrey Hepburn does in '' Breakfast at Tiffany's ''?
- 记得 奥黛丽赫本 在中的那段表演 吗 ?
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