mat

詳細解釋：

mat

n.（名詞）
A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one`s shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.
擦鞋墊，踏腳墊：粗纖維或其他材料製成的用於人們擦鞋或腳、或作為地面遮蓋物的其他形式的墊子
A small, flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.
燈墊，杯墊，墊子：鋪於檯燈、菜盤或其他物品下面的帶有裝飾圖案的材料
Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.
【體育運動】 護墊：在摔跤或體操等體育運動中用以保護運動員的墊子
A densely woven or thickly tangled mass:
叢，團，簇：織得密的或厚厚纏繞的一團：
例句：
a mat of hair.
一頭亂髮

The solid part of a lace design.
襯邊：花邊圖案的實心部分
A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.
防爆毯：用於 * 現場、防止碎片飛散的厚的繩網或電纜網
v.（動詞）
mat.ted,mat.ting,mats
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
遮蓋，保護，用墊子作裝飾
To pack or interweave into a thick mass:
使…纏結：捆或交織成厚厚的一團：
例句：
High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
大風把葉子吹到籬笆底下，堆作一團

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.
纏結：被包裝或織合成一團；變為纏結

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Old English matte
源自 古英文 matte
from Late Latin matta
源自 後期拉丁語 matta
possibly from Phoenician (Punic) maúúa ; akin to Hebrew miúúa [bed, couch]
可能源自 腓尼基語（古迦太基人） maúúa ；類似於 希伯來語 miúúa [床，沙發]

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n.（名詞）
A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.
襯邊：在畫四周裝上裝飾的襯邊作為框邊或使畫與鏡框之間形成對比
Also matte
也作 matte
A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.
消光面：油漆、玻璃製品、金屬或紙張的粗糙、無光的表面
A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.
消光器：產生這樣表面特別加工器
Printing See matrix
【印刷術】 參見 matrix
v.tr.（及物動詞）
mat.ted,mat.ting,mats
To put a mat around (a picture).
給（照片）鑲框
To produce a dull finish on.
使…表面無光
adj.also （形容詞） 也作
matte
Having a dull finish.
粗糙的、暗淡的：具有粗糙表面的

來源：
From French [dull]
源自 法文 [粗糙的、無光的]
from Old French [defeated, withered]
源自 古法文 [擊敗的；退縮的，消退的]
perhaps from Latin mattus [stupefied, senseless]
可能源自 拉丁語 mattus [麻木的，無知覺的]
possibly from *maditus [past participle of] madôre [to be wet]
可能源自 *maditus [] madôre的過去分詞 [成為濕的]