furled

UK/fɜːld/US/fɜːrld/

释义

adj.

卷起的,收拢的(尤指帆、旗或伞)

v.

卷起,收拢(furled 为过去分词或形容词用法)

词源

概述

furled 诞生于航海时代,其核心词根 furl 源自法语 ferler(紧固捆绑),描述将风帆收紧捆扎以抵御风浪的动作。后缀 ed 赋予其“已完成”的被动含义,最终融合为“已卷起”的现代释义,精准体现了从动态动作到静态状态的演变逻辑。

例句

The sailors returned with the sails furled tightly against the masts.

水手们归来时船帆已紧卷在桅杆上。

She carried a furled umbrella under her arm despite the sunny weather.

尽管天气晴朗,她腋下仍夹着一把收拢的雨伞。

The furled flag was carefully stored in a wooden chest after the ceremony.

仪式结束后,卷起的旗帜被精心保存在木箱中。