c. 1300, perhaps a diminutive of cover (n.), but early form coverlite suggests an unrecorded Old French or folk-etymology *covre-lit, from covrir "to cover" + lit "bed" (see litter (n.)).
实用例句
1. The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet.
窗帘和床罩是深棕色天鹅绒的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet.
电视机用一个床罩严严实实地盖住了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He turned back the coverlet and slipped between the sheets.
他掀开床罩,钻进被单里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He fumbled at the embroidered coverlet.
他笨手笨脚地把绣花被单扯来扯去.
来自辞典例句
5. Scarlett kicked the coverlet in impotent rage, trying to think of something bad enough to say.
