c. 1300, perhaps a diminutive of cover (n.), but early form coverlite suggests an unrecorded Old French or folk-etymology *covre-lit, from covrir "to cover" + lit "bed" (see litter (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet.
窗簾和床罩是深棕色天鵝絨的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet.
電視機用一個床罩嚴嚴實實地蓋住了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He turned back the coverlet and slipped between the sheets.
他掀開床罩,鉆進被單里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He fumbled at the embroidered coverlet.
他笨手笨腳地把繡花被單扯來扯去.
來自辭典例句
5. Scarlett kicked the coverlet in impotent rage, trying to think of something bad enough to say.