sackcloth
sackcloth — 名詞
1. a heavy, scratchy fabric woven from plant fibres, most often turned into large,
粗麻布
用於製作大袋子的粗糙織物
a heavy, scratchy fabric woven from plant fibres, most often turned into large, sturdy bags for carrying grain, potatoes, and other dry goods
The farmer loaded potatoes into heavy sackcloth bags before the storm arrived.
風暴來臨前，農夫把馬鈴薯裝進厚實的粗麻布袋裡。
collocation: sackcloth bags
Esther sewed patches of sackcloth over the holes in the old grain sacks.
Esther 在舊穀袋的破洞上縫了幾塊粗麻布。
collocation: patches of sackcloth
The warehouse floor was covered with loose sackcloth and scattered wheat.
倉庫地板上到處是散落的粗麻布和麥粒。
A bolt of sackcloth leaned against the wall of the miller's workshop.
一匹粗麻布靠在磨坊工坊的牆邊。
Kwame wrapped the fragile pottery in thick sackcloth to protect it during the journey.
Kwame 用厚粗麻布把易碎的陶器包好，旅途中才不會破損。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. Refers to the fabric material, not to individual bags or sacks.
常見錯誤
2. a scratchy robe made from coarse cloth, put on in biblical times to show that th
麻布喪服
古時表達哀悼或悔改所穿的粗布衣
a scratchy robe made from coarse cloth, put on in biblical times to show that the wearer was grieving or deeply sorry
The prophet wandered through Nineveh draped in sackcloth as a sign of repentance.
先知披著麻布喪服走遍尼尼微城，作為悔改的記號。
collocation: draped in sackcloth
King David tore his robes and put on sackcloth after the death of his son.
大衛王在兒子死後撕裂外袍，穿上麻布喪服。
collocation: put on sackcloth
The entire council sat in sackcloth on the dusty ground, mourning the city's defeat.
全體議士身穿麻布喪服坐在滿是灰塵的地上，哀悼城池的淪陷。
Fatima read about the old custom of wearing sackcloth when confessing a terrible wrong.
Fatima 讀到古時人們認大罪時會穿上麻布喪服的習俗。
Pilgrims once climbed the mountain in sackcloth to ask for forgiveness.
朝聖者曾身穿麻布喪服登山祈求赦免。
- hairshirt
a similar penitential garment, but worn under clothing and typically made of animal hair rather than plant fibres
用法筆記
Distinguish from COARSE FABRIC (sense 1): this sense refers specifically to a garment worn to display grief or remorse. Most often encountered in the biblical phrase 'sackcloth and ashes.' Can be used with or without an article.