canopy: [14] Etymologically, a canopy is a ‘mosquito net’. The word comes ultimately from Greek kōnōpeion, a derivative of kónops ‘mosquito’. This passed via Latin cōnōpūum into medieval Latin as canopeum, which meant both ‘mosquito net’ and ‘couch with such a net’. English adopted it directly from Latin as canope or canape, meaning ‘covering suspended over a throne, bed, etc’.
The French version of the word, however, concentrated on other aspects of canopeum’s meaning; French canapé means ‘couch, sofa’. Its metaphorical extension, ‘piece of bread or biscuit with a savoury topping’, was borrowed into English towards the end of the 19th century. => canapé
canopy (n.)
late 14c., from Old French conope "bed-curtain" (Modern French canapé), from Medieval Latin canopeum, dissimilated from Latin conopeum, from Greek konopeion "Egyptian couch with mosquito curtains," from konops "mosquito, gnat," which is of unknown origin. The same word (canape) in French, Spanish, and Portuguese now means "sofa, couch." Italian canape is a French loan word.
canopy (v.)
c. 1600, from canopy (n.). Related: Canopied; canopying.
实用例句
1. The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.
树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷.
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2. There was a waterproof canopy over the platform.
台上有不透水的罩篷.
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3. They lay down under a canopy of stars.
他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下.
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4. The trees formed such a dense canopy that all beneath was a deep carpet of pine-needles.
树冠浓密，覆盖着厚厚一层松针。
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5. The trees formed such a dense canopy that all beneath was a deep carpet of pine needles.
