Bed Sheet - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：bed covering (Bed Sheet)

Bed Sheet 🔊

/bɛd ʃiːt/

A large piece of cloth that you put on a bed to sleep on, between you and the mattress.

bed covering 🔊

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/bɛd ˈkʌvərɪŋ/

A large rectangular piece of cloth placed on a bed to protect the mattress and provide a clean sleeping surface.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'bedd' (bed) + 'sċēat' (piece of cloth), literally a cloth for the bed.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine 'bed' + 'sheet' of paper—but this sheet covers your bed, not your desk.

📖 Example

The morning sun streamed in, making the clean white bed sheet look extra bright and inviting. 🔊 The morning sun streamed in, making the clean white bed sheet look extra bright and inviting.

🔗 Collocations

change the bed sheet – to replace the used bed sheet with a clean one

cotton bed sheet – a bed sheet made from cotton fabric

fitted bed sheet – a bed sheet with elastic corners to fit snugly over the mattress

🔄 Synonyms

linen (n.) – a cloth made from flax, often used for bed sheets

flat sheet (n.) – a rectangular bed sheet without elastic, placed on top of the fitted sheet

fitted sheet (n.) – a bed sheet with elasticized corners to secure it over the mattress

🌱 Derivatives

bedsheet (n.) – a single sheet used on a bed (alternative spelling)

sheetless (adj.) – without a bed sheet

📖 Cultural Story

Bed sheets have been used since ancient times, with early examples in Egyptian linen. Standardized with the growth of textile industries in the 19th century.