placemat

IPA/ˈpleɪs ˌmæt/
KK[plˈesmˌæt]IPA/ˈpleɪs ˌmæt/

placemat — noun

  • placematsingular
  • placematsplural

1. a flat piece of material — such as cloth, plastic, paper, or bamboo — placed on

1.名詞B1
釋義

a flat piece of material — such as cloth, plastic, paper, or bamboo — placed on a dining table under each person's plate to protect the table surface and to mark each person's eating area as part of the place setting, which may include cutlery, a glass, and a napkin.

例句

Rodrigo wiped the sauce off the bamboo placemat after dinner.

collocation: wipe off / clean a placemat

Lea bought six matching blue cloth placemats for her new dining table.

collocation: matching / cloth placemats

同義詞
  • table mat

    more general term; can refer to any mat for a table, including larger ones

用法筆記

Placemats serve a dual purpose: they protect the dining table from heat, spills, and scratches, and they define each person's eating area as part of a complete place setting (with cutlery, glass, and napkin). They are often sold in sets and come in materials such as cotton, polyester, bamboo, cork, paper, and vinyl.

常見錯誤

❌I put a placemat on my desk to rest my elbows.
✅I put a desk pad on my desk to rest my elbows.
💡placemats are used at the dining table, not on work desks.
❌The waiter changed the placemat between courses.
✅The waiter changed the plate between courses.
💡a placemat stays in place through the whole meal; only the plates and cutlery are changed between courses.