twill的词源

英文词源

twill

twill: see drill

twill (n.)

"cloth woven in parallel diagonal lines," early 14c., Scottish and northern English variant of Middle English twile, from Old English twili "woven with double thread, twilled," partial loan-translation of Latin bilix "with a double thread" (with Old English twi- substituted for cognate Latin bi-); the second element from Latin licium "thread," which is of uncertain origin.

中文词源

twill：斜纹布

来自古英语 twili,双股线织布，斜纹布，来自 twi-,二，拉丁语 licium,线，词源同 trellis.该词 为拉丁语 bilix（双线，双股线）的英语本土化。

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