linen的读法

1. 亚麻布（纱），亚麻线（纱），亚麻布制品，亚麻布类，亚麻织品
2. 衣服，棉织品，家庭日用织品
3. 亚麻纤维制成的优质纸
4. 亚麻布色

1. 亚麻布（制）的，亚麻的，用亚麻纺成的
2. 亚麻色的，灰白的
3. 布纹的

1. a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
2. a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
3. white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

1.亚麻布；亚麻织品
Linen is a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used for making clothes and things such as tablecloths and sheets.

e.g. ...a whitelinen suit.
白色亚麻套装
e.g. ...cottons, woolens, silks and linens.
棉毛丝麻织品

2.（桌布、床单、枕套等）家庭日用织品
Linen is tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases, and similar things made of cloth that are used in the home.

e.g. ...embroidered bedlinen...
绣花床单和枕套
e.g. All linens and towels are provided.
提供全套日用织品和毛巾。

3. to wash your dirtylinen in public -> see dirty

1. The worker is starching the linen.
   这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
2. She put fresh linen on a bed.
   她在床上铺上了干净的床单和枕套。

wash (one's) dirty linen in public

家丑外扬,把丑事公开make unpleasant subjects public which ought to be kept private

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的linum，意为亚麻布。