Fabric



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.纺织品, 结构
• ［英］ n. 结构 ( the framework of basic structure)
• ［类］ apple : fruit / wool : fabric ( 苹果是一种水果 / 毛织品是一种织物)
• ［例］ cotton fabrics. the fabric of society.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle French fabrique, from Latin fabrica workshop, structure
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. structure, building
  • b. underlying structure ; framework <the fabric of society>
• 2. an act of constructing ; erection; specifically the construction and maintenance of a church building
• 3.
  • a. structural plan or style of construction
  • b. texture, quality — used chiefly of textiles
  • c. the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other
• 4.
  • a. cloth 1a
  • b. a material that resembles cloth
• 5. the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock

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