"venetians" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 百葉窗

Definition

“Venetians” 通常指百葉窗，是由多片水平葉片組成的窗簾，可以調節光線和隱私。有時也指義大利威尼斯的人，但這用法較少見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在日常英語裡，“venetians”主要指百葉窗，作為“威尼斯人”只在地理或歷史語境中少見。常見語句有“close the venetians”（關上百葉窗）。

Examples

I closed the venetians because the sun was too bright.

我把**百葉窗**關上了，因為陽光太強。

We need new venetians for the living room windows.

我們需要給客廳窗戶裝新的**百葉窗**。

Can you open the venetians a little?

你可以把**百葉窗**打開一點嗎？

I love how the afternoon light filters through the venetians.

我喜歡午後陽光透過**百葉窗**的感覺。

The venetians keep the room cool even on the hottest days.

即使最熱的天，**百葉窗**也能讓房間保持涼爽。

After cleaning the windows, I realized the venetians were dustier than I thought.

擦完窗戶後，我才發現**百葉窗**比我想像中還髒。