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.
双语例句
1. I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Eddie wore blue jeans and a plaid shirt.
埃迪穿着蓝色牛仔裤和方格布衬衫。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Jack's plaid shirt didn't mix well with his striped trousers.
杰克的方格衬衫与条纹长裤不相配.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She wore a plaid shirt and blue jeans.
她穿着彩格呢衬衫和牛仔裤.
来自辞典例句
5. She dressed very simply and elegantly in short plaid skirts and waists of knitted silk.