1510s, from Scottish, from or related to Gaelic plaide "blanket, mantle," of unknown origin, perhaps a contraction of peallaid "sheepskin," from peall "skin," from Latin pellis (but OED finds this "phonetically improbable"). The wearing of it by males forbidden by act of parliament, under penalty of transportation, 1746-82. As an adjective c. 1600, from the noun.
雙語例句
1. I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
我穿著一件帶有白色蕾絲花邊的格子呢睡衣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Eddie wore blue jeans and a plaid shirt.
埃迪穿著藍色牛仔褲和方格布襯衫。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Jack's plaid shirt didn't mix well with his striped trousers.
杰克的方格襯衫與條紋長褲不相配.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She wore a plaid shirt and blue jeans.
她穿著彩格呢襯衫和牛仔褲.
來自辭典例句
5. She dressed very simply and elegantly in short plaid skirts and waists of knitted silk.