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Definition of pattern in English:

pattern

noun ˈpat(ə)nˈpædərn
  • 1A repeated decorative design.

    图案,花样

    a neat blue herringbone pattern

    一个简洁的蓝色人字形图案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A long sword hung from his belt, which was covered with various decorative patterns.
    • Support columns for the bridge will feature textured cast stone, with a cast concrete inset stamped with decorative patterns of prairie grasses.
    • Symmetric and geometric designs are the most common features of Belarusan decorative patterns.
    • The two posts on each side are filled with decorative, abstract patterns.
    • Pipe some frosting in a decorative pattern on top of each and set aside.
    • Clothing is made of cloth that repeats thousands of tiny patterns, with decorations such as silver hoops added.
    • Bricks, slabs and decking can be laid in patterns for decorative effect.
    • Included are geometrics, florals and foliates, animals and nature motifs and other decorative repeat patterns.
    • Blocks of colour work better than patterns and neat tailoring works better than layers.
    • It can be rustic or traditional, with decorative tops, patterns, curves and arches adding to the fence design.
    • A fairly normal vase, the kind one would buy at the market: blue with swirly patterns, depicting some pastoral scene in creamy colours.
    • Decorative patterns, repetition, alternation and progression were reviewed at this point.
    • One strategy he often employed was to create repeating patterns of interlocking figures.
    • Arabic inscriptions appear on most types of decorative patterns except those with representations of people.
    • She picked up a pair of scissors at the age of eight and started cutting traditional decorative patterns - common practice among country women.
    • The motifs shared by the petroglyphic art include circles, cruciform shapes, star motifs and herringbone patterns.
    • These aspects then become ornamented with Islamic-inspired decorative patterns and Islamic cultural artifacts.
    • It featured exuberant decorative patterns, designs in the brickwork and wooden attachments.
    • Using a pastry brush, paint a decorative pattern on the inside of each cantaloupe with the green chocolate.
    • The fabric is baby blue with a pattern of assorted donuts.
    Synonyms
    design, decoration, motif, marking, ornament, ornamentation, device, figure
    1. 1.1 An arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects.
      样式,模式
      the house had been built on the usual pattern

      这所房子是按照常见样式建造的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The walls were arranged in an octagonal pattern, giving the impression of a tower or fortification of some sort.
      • In regular dense connective tissue, collagen bundles are arranged in a definite pattern, making the tissue greatly resistant to stress.
      • An asexual adult colony is made up of just two cell types arranged in an orderly pattern.
      • There were fascicles of spindle cells sometimes arranged in a whorled pattern or admixed with thick collagen fibers.
      • Photonic structures are created from a block of transparent dielectric material that contains a number of tiny holes arranged in a lattice pattern.
      • The hair-cells within the spiralling cochlear duct are arranged in a pattern like the bristles of a brush.
      • If conventional arrangements and patterns are made more scarce, other arrangements and patterns will spring up.
      • The lesion was composed of mononuclear cells and plump spindle cells arranged in a plexiform pattern.
      • Wedge biopsy of the lesion showed benign spindle cells arranged in a whorled pattern.
      • The fossils indicate the wings had feathers, arranged in a similar pattern to that of modern birds.
      • For our prototype instrument, we use three pinholes, arranged into a triangular pattern.
      • External root hairs occur in a pattern governed by the arrangement of underlying cortical cells.
      • The development of a plant depends on the generation of diverse cell types arranged in predictable patterns.
      • Structurally, the tumor cells were arranged in a medullary pattern composed of polygonal tumor cells.
      • Quasicrystals are unusual metallic alloys whose atoms are arranged in orderly patterns that are not quite crystalline.
      • In the absence of individual gene analysis, these methods can reveal the overall patterns of gene network systems.
      • The pattern of arrangement of the stamens was found to be conservative.
      • Programming the assembly of nanocrystals using DNA linkers might provide one way of arranging them into circuit patterns.
      • These things can't be built or opened or operated without making changes to existing travel arrangements and patterns.
      • These are normally arranged in a polygonal pattern.
      Synonyms
      model, example, criterion, standard, basis, point of reference, gauge, norm, formula, guide, scale, guideline, yardstick, touchstone, benchmark, ideal, exemplar, paradigm, canon
      blueprint, archetype, prototype, original, design
      template, mould, cast, matrix, last, layout, outline, sketch, draft, stencil, sample, specimen, specification, shape, plan, style, source, type
    2. 1.2 A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done.
      方式,模式
      a complicating factor is the change in working patterns

      一个复杂化的因素是工作方式的变化。

      the murders followed a repeated pattern
      the school is located a few kilometers away and is run on the pattern of other army schools
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This was the pattern, his lordship regularly exposing a gap in the government armour, only to plug it soon afterwards.
      • Although no clearly discernible patterns of theory seem to be present, there is a clear choice of what part of development to study.
      • However, similar patterns were repeated in the multivariate analysis designed to account for such factors.
      • We had to examine interorganizational arrangements to understand patterns of interaction and results.
      • An ECG also shows doctors how fast your heart is beating and whether it's beating in a regular pattern.
      • First, readings are collected over an interval that takes into account regular tidal patterns.
      • Until recently, ocean scientists believed that waves acted only in regular, predictable patterns.
      • Have a regular pattern of going to bed and getting up at the same time every day, whether you are tired or not.
      • Reducing stress, establishing regular sleep patterns, following a healthy diet, and getting regular exercise may help prevent tension headaches.
      • This series of steps is hypothesized to produce the regular, long-distance migratory patterns observed in many species around the world.
      • It's high time I experimented with regular sleeping patterns.
      • At the same time, there were discernible patterns of thought that gave a distinct personality to what I had written.
      • Now, if I can stay awake until tonight I might just be able to get back into a regular pattern again.
      • Specimens have been found all over the world, but it's not clear if they have regular migration patterns.
      • In it, the authors attempt to discern broad patterns in the health measures, both across groups and over long stretches of time.
      • By the early 70s, the pattern was becoming quite discernible.
      • You may restructure office routines, busy schedules, travel plans, work systems, food habits, fitness programs and regular patterns.
      • Then activate the timer, and the patterns automatically sequence and repeat.
      • Basically, a clock depends on something that repeats a pattern at a very regular rate.
      • There is a discernible pattern in Indian politics and economics which shows that change has tended to take place only very slowly and gradually.
      Synonyms
      system, order, arrangement, method, sequence, structure, scheme, plan, form, format, framework, composition, constitution, shape, make-up, configuration
  • 2A model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts.

    (针线活或其他手艺的)样板,花样,图案

    make a pattern for the zigzag edge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using your pattern, the cloth is then cut and trimmed, along with the finest linings and silks available.
    • Using a T-shirt and an A-line skirt as guides, make paper patterns.
    Synonyms
    sample, specimen, swatch
    1. 2.1 A set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item.
      (缝纫或编织的)花样说明
      the bag contained wool, needles, and a pattern for a sweater
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's not a difficult pattern to knit, but it's not going as fast as I would had imagined.
      • I did come back with some sock yarn and another book of sock patterns, though, and an Addi Turbo needle.
      • These follow a similar pattern to the later instructions.
      • Students learn about quality control, dress designing, pattern making, merchandising and administrative work in a garment factory.
      • This is the very first time I've seen knitting patterns published under a CC license, and I think it's splendid!
      • At a very young age, I made a donkey, by knitting the pattern, stuffing it with wool and sowing it all together.
      • Last year Teresa spent time in Ethiopia where she set up a knitting project, teaching children and young women how to knit and read patterns.
      • Scrolling a little further I came across the pattern and instructions to make these wonderful fisherman's pants.
      • The organisers would appreciate any donations of knitting wool, patterns, knitting needles, crochet hooks or any old material.
      • I pulled the sewing machine and my wood trunks full of patterns and materials.
      • She was standing alone, dressed in a woolly, knee-length jacket, the kind of thing you see in Seventies knitting patterns.
      • Find instructions and free patterns on the Internet.
      • In theory, the replenishing of the body's supplies of water and glucose should not be beyond the abilities of someone who can follow a knitting pattern.
      • I wish I could list out the Christmas knitting patterns, but three out of the four intendees occasionally peruse the blog, and it's not much fun if they know in advance.
      • The weather has turned chilly here in Calgary, and I find myself turning to new patterns for knitting.
      • Funny how shopping for knitting patterns led to memories of working with Chris.
      • I sit beneath my mother while she reads the pattern's instructions, see her eyebrows contract through a crack in the table.
      • I have used the pattern as a guide, and I think I am going to change the neckline, but so far it is working out very well.
      • I have not knit a pattern from this book yet, however, all the patterns seem to be very well-written and easy to understand.
    2. 2.2 A wooden or metal model from which a mould is made for a casting.
      模具,模型
      to make a split mould a wooden pattern has to be made first
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It involves using a special type of sand and a wooden pattern.
      • Visual inspection of the quality of the metal pattern was carried out using a 20x lens on an upright light microscope.
      Synonyms
      mould, die, form, matrix, shape, casting, template, frame
    3. 2.3 A sample of cloth or wallpaper.
      (布或墙纸的)样品
      as modifier it is easier to choose carpets from the roll than from a pattern book
      Synonyms
      sample, specimen, swatch
  • 3An example for others to follow.

    模范,典范,榜样

    he set the pattern for subsequent study

    他为以后的研究树立了典范。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With regard to disease processes, the chapters follow the same layout and provide an excellent pattern for learning.
    • Therefore, the 1937 treaty set the pattern for the subsequent flurries of activities.
    • If this can be achieved, the pattern and example that he sets will be not just for Scotland, but a light to the world.
    Synonyms
    precedent, lead, guide, model, blueprint, template, paradigm, exemplar, ideal, standard
verb ˈpat(ə)nˈpædərn
[with object]
  • 1usually as adjective patternedDecorate with a recurring design.

    用图案装饰,给…加上花样

    rosebud patterned wallpapers

    有玫瑰花蕾图案的壁纸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Around her waist was a wrap skirt that tied in the front, brightly patterned with dark and sky blue flowers.
    • Lola herself has doffed her shabby robe and is wearing a gaudy dress patterned with large flowers.
    • French cuffs make the difference, whether the shirt is solid or patterned.
    • The skirt you describe is colourful and strongly patterned, so it's best to keep it simple and fairly plain up top.
    • Delilah dressed in a large dress that was light green and was littered with bows and patterned with rosebuds.
    • Although patterned wallpaper is coming back into fashion, it's now being applied only sparingly.
    • The cool indigo of the subtly patterned wallpaper and the basin complements the honey tones of the fir cabinetry and trim.
    • The two were draped completely in dark robes patterned with runes and ancient text.
    • I dressed in a knee-length white skirt patterned with a layer of pink lace and a pink tank top over a white bikini.
    • Craftspeople of today weave intricately patterned cloth and carpets with complex designs.
    • They're black, and white, and patterned with stripes around the bottom.
    • These items were genuine, intricately patterned, handmade works of art, taking about six months to complete.
    • The labyrinth is a maze-like path similar to those patterned on to the floors of European cathedrals in the Middle Ages.
    • Who is the elegant maiden dressed in silk with a vermilion inner-robe patterned with golden butterflies?
    • This one was wrapped in white paper patterned with red lipstick kisses.
    • Amy turns around in her pastel pink frilly-laced top, patterned with small flowers.
    • While shirts are described as pastel and patterned, pants are available in clean lines.
    • It is typically French in plan: formal and neatly patterned, with rows of trees and gravel paths.
    • Her Highness was wearing a white pique dress patterned with pink roses, a white hat and white accessories.
    • Brides from the Asian subcontinent have their hands patterned with henna.
    Synonyms
    decorated, ornamented, figured, tessellated, mosaic
    goffered, crimped, watered, moiré, fancy, adorned, embellished, intricate
  • 2Give a regular or intelligible form to.

    赋予…以固定(或易辨认)的形式

    the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it

    大脑不但接收信息,而且诠释信息并将其归类。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can't help but think we are still looking to secular models to pattern our thinking rather than to revelation.
    • These visible alterations in chromosome structure do not affect polarity by altering transcription of key patterning genes.
    • These innovations all involve evolutionary changes in the regulation of polyp and colony-wide patterning systems.
    • He patterns their foreign noise to the sound of himself.
    Synonyms
    shape, influence, form, model, fashion, mould, style
    affect, determine, direct, control, guide, lead
    1. 2.1pattern something on/after Give something a form based on that of (something else)
      仿造,仿制;使照…的样子
      the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear

      这些衣服是仿照运动员的穿着制作的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • That would be great, having a health care system patterned after the foster care system.
      • Jews count the months by the moon; western civilization patterns its calendar after the sun.
      • Today it is not uncommon for some of the so-called replica firearms to be of better quality and performance than the originals they were patterned after.
      • I have tried very hard to pattern my own life after the profound spirit of love and compassion for all things that I saw within this beautiful woman.
      • I had patterned my own behavior after his, and when I began to identify some of those same qualities in myself, I knew I had to take action.
      • In 1974 our uniform was patterned on the one that had been worn by the BC Provincial Police Force before it was taken over by the RCMP in the early 1950s.
      • Your car's headlights and spotlights are patterned after that design.
      • Staff members will pattern their leadership after those above them - not after what others say as much as what they do.
      • It is undoubtedly true that many of us are living in new houses that are patterned on interior designs a hundred or even two hundred years old.
      • While polyphonic tones were better than monotones, they still sounded more like an old video game than the music they were patterned after.
      • Plus, league bowlers pattern their styles after their favorite player.
      • Does that bother you at all, or do you try and pattern your style after a guy like him?
      • And if you would, who would you want to pattern yourself after?
      • And man, he was something to watch, a college All-American whose style of ball I patterned my game after.
      • Her ambitions are patterned on images absorbed from old movies and gleaned from her favourite reading matter, celebrity autobiographies.
      • Pets will pattern their moods after yours, so love what you are doing!

Origin

Middle English patron 'something serving as a model', from Old French (see patron). The change in sense is from the idea of a patron giving an example to be copied. Metathesis in the second syllable occurred in the 16th century By 1700 patron ceased to be used of things, and the two forms became differentiated in sense.

  • Originally pattern and patron were the same word. Patron comes, via French, from Latin patronus ‘protector of clients, defender’, a sense which explains J. K. Rowling's use of ‘Patronus’ for a spell that produces a protecting animal in the Harry Potter books. The word goes back to pater ‘father’ (see further under pope). The word pattern developed from the idea of a patron giving an example to be copied. The swapping round of sounds (metathesis) of the vowel and the ‘r’ occurred in the 16th century, and by 1700 patron ceased to be used of things, and the two forms developed different senses.

Rhymes

baton, batten, fatten, flatten, harmattan, Manhattan, Mountbatten, paten, patten, platen, Saturn, slattern

Definition of pattern in US English:

pattern

nounˈpædərnˈpadərn
  • 1A repeated decorative design.

    图案,花样

    a neat blue herringbone pattern

    一个简洁的蓝色人字形图案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These aspects then become ornamented with Islamic-inspired decorative patterns and Islamic cultural artifacts.
    • It can be rustic or traditional, with decorative tops, patterns, curves and arches adding to the fence design.
    • Bricks, slabs and decking can be laid in patterns for decorative effect.
    • The fabric is baby blue with a pattern of assorted donuts.
    • Support columns for the bridge will feature textured cast stone, with a cast concrete inset stamped with decorative patterns of prairie grasses.
    • The motifs shared by the petroglyphic art include circles, cruciform shapes, star motifs and herringbone patterns.
    • Blocks of colour work better than patterns and neat tailoring works better than layers.
    • Symmetric and geometric designs are the most common features of Belarusan decorative patterns.
    • Using a pastry brush, paint a decorative pattern on the inside of each cantaloupe with the green chocolate.
    • She picked up a pair of scissors at the age of eight and started cutting traditional decorative patterns - common practice among country women.
    • It featured exuberant decorative patterns, designs in the brickwork and wooden attachments.
    • Arabic inscriptions appear on most types of decorative patterns except those with representations of people.
    • Clothing is made of cloth that repeats thousands of tiny patterns, with decorations such as silver hoops added.
    • Decorative patterns, repetition, alternation and progression were reviewed at this point.
    • Pipe some frosting in a decorative pattern on top of each and set aside.
    • A fairly normal vase, the kind one would buy at the market: blue with swirly patterns, depicting some pastoral scene in creamy colours.
    • The two posts on each side are filled with decorative, abstract patterns.
    • Included are geometrics, florals and foliates, animals and nature motifs and other decorative repeat patterns.
    • One strategy he often employed was to create repeating patterns of interlocking figures.
    • A long sword hung from his belt, which was covered with various decorative patterns.
    Synonyms
    design, decoration, motif, marking, ornament, ornamentation, device, figure
    1. 1.1 An arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects.
      样式,模式
      the house had been built on the usual pattern

      这所房子是按照常见样式建造的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • These things can't be built or opened or operated without making changes to existing travel arrangements and patterns.
      • For our prototype instrument, we use three pinholes, arranged into a triangular pattern.
      • The walls were arranged in an octagonal pattern, giving the impression of a tower or fortification of some sort.
      • An asexual adult colony is made up of just two cell types arranged in an orderly pattern.
      • These are normally arranged in a polygonal pattern.
      • The pattern of arrangement of the stamens was found to be conservative.
      • In the absence of individual gene analysis, these methods can reveal the overall patterns of gene network systems.
      • Structurally, the tumor cells were arranged in a medullary pattern composed of polygonal tumor cells.
      • Quasicrystals are unusual metallic alloys whose atoms are arranged in orderly patterns that are not quite crystalline.
      • The fossils indicate the wings had feathers, arranged in a similar pattern to that of modern birds.
      • The development of a plant depends on the generation of diverse cell types arranged in predictable patterns.
      • External root hairs occur in a pattern governed by the arrangement of underlying cortical cells.
      • If conventional arrangements and patterns are made more scarce, other arrangements and patterns will spring up.
      • The lesion was composed of mononuclear cells and plump spindle cells arranged in a plexiform pattern.
      • There were fascicles of spindle cells sometimes arranged in a whorled pattern or admixed with thick collagen fibers.
      • The hair-cells within the spiralling cochlear duct are arranged in a pattern like the bristles of a brush.
      • Programming the assembly of nanocrystals using DNA linkers might provide one way of arranging them into circuit patterns.
      • Photonic structures are created from a block of transparent dielectric material that contains a number of tiny holes arranged in a lattice pattern.
      • In regular dense connective tissue, collagen bundles are arranged in a definite pattern, making the tissue greatly resistant to stress.
      • Wedge biopsy of the lesion showed benign spindle cells arranged in a whorled pattern.
      Synonyms
      model, example, criterion, standard, basis, point of reference, gauge, norm, formula, guide, scale, guideline, yardstick, touchstone, benchmark, ideal, exemplar, paradigm, canon
    2. 1.2 A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations.
      方式,模式
      a complicating factor is the change in working patterns

      一个复杂化的因素是工作方式的变化。

      the murders followed a repeated pattern
      the school is located a few kilometers away and is run on the pattern of other army schools
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Specimens have been found all over the world, but it's not clear if they have regular migration patterns.
      • Basically, a clock depends on something that repeats a pattern at a very regular rate.
      • Then activate the timer, and the patterns automatically sequence and repeat.
      • This series of steps is hypothesized to produce the regular, long-distance migratory patterns observed in many species around the world.
      • First, readings are collected over an interval that takes into account regular tidal patterns.
      • Have a regular pattern of going to bed and getting up at the same time every day, whether you are tired or not.
      • In it, the authors attempt to discern broad patterns in the health measures, both across groups and over long stretches of time.
      • Although no clearly discernible patterns of theory seem to be present, there is a clear choice of what part of development to study.
      • Until recently, ocean scientists believed that waves acted only in regular, predictable patterns.
      • There is a discernible pattern in Indian politics and economics which shows that change has tended to take place only very slowly and gradually.
      • This was the pattern, his lordship regularly exposing a gap in the government armour, only to plug it soon afterwards.
      • You may restructure office routines, busy schedules, travel plans, work systems, food habits, fitness programs and regular patterns.
      • It's high time I experimented with regular sleeping patterns.
      • An ECG also shows doctors how fast your heart is beating and whether it's beating in a regular pattern.
      • We had to examine interorganizational arrangements to understand patterns of interaction and results.
      • By the early 70s, the pattern was becoming quite discernible.
      • Now, if I can stay awake until tonight I might just be able to get back into a regular pattern again.
      • Reducing stress, establishing regular sleep patterns, following a healthy diet, and getting regular exercise may help prevent tension headaches.
      • However, similar patterns were repeated in the multivariate analysis designed to account for such factors.
      • At the same time, there were discernible patterns of thought that gave a distinct personality to what I had written.
      Synonyms
      system, order, arrangement, method, sequence, structure, scheme, plan, form, format, framework, composition, constitution, shape, make-up, configuration
  • 2A model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts.

    (针线活或其他手艺的)样板,花样,图案

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using a T-shirt and an A-line skirt as guides, make paper patterns.
    • Using your pattern, the cloth is then cut and trimmed, along with the finest linings and silks available.
    Synonyms
    sample, specimen, swatch
    1. 2.1 A set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item.
      (缝纫或编织的)花样说明
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I sit beneath my mother while she reads the pattern's instructions, see her eyebrows contract through a crack in the table.
      • I have not knit a pattern from this book yet, however, all the patterns seem to be very well-written and easy to understand.
      • The weather has turned chilly here in Calgary, and I find myself turning to new patterns for knitting.
      • Funny how shopping for knitting patterns led to memories of working with Chris.
      • It's not a difficult pattern to knit, but it's not going as fast as I would had imagined.
      • I have used the pattern as a guide, and I think I am going to change the neckline, but so far it is working out very well.
      • Last year Teresa spent time in Ethiopia where she set up a knitting project, teaching children and young women how to knit and read patterns.
      • These follow a similar pattern to the later instructions.
      • I pulled the sewing machine and my wood trunks full of patterns and materials.
      • This is the very first time I've seen knitting patterns published under a CC license, and I think it's splendid!
      • At a very young age, I made a donkey, by knitting the pattern, stuffing it with wool and sowing it all together.
      • The organisers would appreciate any donations of knitting wool, patterns, knitting needles, crochet hooks or any old material.
      • I did come back with some sock yarn and another book of sock patterns, though, and an Addi Turbo needle.
      • I wish I could list out the Christmas knitting patterns, but three out of the four intendees occasionally peruse the blog, and it's not much fun if they know in advance.
      • Find instructions and free patterns on the Internet.
      • Students learn about quality control, dress designing, pattern making, merchandising and administrative work in a garment factory.
      • In theory, the replenishing of the body's supplies of water and glucose should not be beyond the abilities of someone who can follow a knitting pattern.
      • Scrolling a little further I came across the pattern and instructions to make these wonderful fisherman's pants.
      • She was standing alone, dressed in a woolly, knee-length jacket, the kind of thing you see in Seventies knitting patterns.
    2. 2.2 A wooden or metal model from which a mold is made for a casting.
      模具,模型
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Visual inspection of the quality of the metal pattern was carried out using a 20x lens on an upright light microscope.
      • It involves using a special type of sand and a wooden pattern.
      Synonyms
      mould, die, form, matrix, shape, casting, template, frame
    3. 2.3 A sample of cloth or wallpaper.
      (布或墙纸的)样品
      Synonyms
      sample, specimen, swatch
  • 3An example for others to follow.

    模范,典范,榜样

    he set the pattern for subsequent study

    他为以后的研究树立了典范。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore, the 1937 treaty set the pattern for the subsequent flurries of activities.
    • If this can be achieved, the pattern and example that he sets will be not just for Scotland, but a light to the world.
    • With regard to disease processes, the chapters follow the same layout and provide an excellent pattern for learning.
    Synonyms
    precedent, lead, guide, model, blueprint, template, paradigm, exemplar, ideal, standard
verbˈpædərnˈpadərn
[with object]
  • 1usually as adjective patternedDecorate with a recurring design.

    用图案装饰,给…加上花样

    rosebud patterned wallpapers

    有玫瑰花蕾图案的壁纸。

    violet-tinged flowers patterned the grassy banks

    紫罗兰色的花朵装点着绿草茵茵的堤岸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Around her waist was a wrap skirt that tied in the front, brightly patterned with dark and sky blue flowers.
    • Although patterned wallpaper is coming back into fashion, it's now being applied only sparingly.
    • Who is the elegant maiden dressed in silk with a vermilion inner-robe patterned with golden butterflies?
    • Her Highness was wearing a white pique dress patterned with pink roses, a white hat and white accessories.
    • They're black, and white, and patterned with stripes around the bottom.
    • The skirt you describe is colourful and strongly patterned, so it's best to keep it simple and fairly plain up top.
    • Delilah dressed in a large dress that was light green and was littered with bows and patterned with rosebuds.
    • Lola herself has doffed her shabby robe and is wearing a gaudy dress patterned with large flowers.
    • The two were draped completely in dark robes patterned with runes and ancient text.
    • French cuffs make the difference, whether the shirt is solid or patterned.
    • While shirts are described as pastel and patterned, pants are available in clean lines.
    • These items were genuine, intricately patterned, handmade works of art, taking about six months to complete.
    • Amy turns around in her pastel pink frilly-laced top, patterned with small flowers.
    • Brides from the Asian subcontinent have their hands patterned with henna.
    • The cool indigo of the subtly patterned wallpaper and the basin complements the honey tones of the fir cabinetry and trim.
    • I dressed in a knee-length white skirt patterned with a layer of pink lace and a pink tank top over a white bikini.
    • This one was wrapped in white paper patterned with red lipstick kisses.
    • The labyrinth is a maze-like path similar to those patterned on to the floors of European cathedrals in the Middle Ages.
    • Craftspeople of today weave intricately patterned cloth and carpets with complex designs.
    • It is typically French in plan: formal and neatly patterned, with rows of trees and gravel paths.
    Synonyms
    decorated, ornamented, figured, tessellated, mosaic
  • 2Give a regular or intelligible form to.

    赋予…以固定(或易辨认)的形式

    the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it

    大脑不但接收信息,而且诠释信息并将其归类。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He patterns their foreign noise to the sound of himself.
    • These visible alterations in chromosome structure do not affect polarity by altering transcription of key patterning genes.
    • I can't help but think we are still looking to secular models to pattern our thinking rather than to revelation.
    • These innovations all involve evolutionary changes in the regulation of polyp and colony-wide patterning systems.
    Synonyms
    shape, influence, form, model, fashion, mould, style
    1. 2.1pattern something on/after Give something a form based on that of (something else)
      仿造,仿制;使照…的样子
      the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear

      这些衣服是仿照运动员的穿着制作的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is undoubtedly true that many of us are living in new houses that are patterned on interior designs a hundred or even two hundred years old.
      • Today it is not uncommon for some of the so-called replica firearms to be of better quality and performance than the originals they were patterned after.
      • Your car's headlights and spotlights are patterned after that design.
      • Pets will pattern their moods after yours, so love what you are doing!
      • Her ambitions are patterned on images absorbed from old movies and gleaned from her favourite reading matter, celebrity autobiographies.
      • Staff members will pattern their leadership after those above them - not after what others say as much as what they do.
      • And if you would, who would you want to pattern yourself after?
      • I have tried very hard to pattern my own life after the profound spirit of love and compassion for all things that I saw within this beautiful woman.
      • While polyphonic tones were better than monotones, they still sounded more like an old video game than the music they were patterned after.
      • I had patterned my own behavior after his, and when I began to identify some of those same qualities in myself, I knew I had to take action.
      • That would be great, having a health care system patterned after the foster care system.
      • And man, he was something to watch, a college All-American whose style of ball I patterned my game after.
      • In 1974 our uniform was patterned on the one that had been worn by the BC Provincial Police Force before it was taken over by the RCMP in the early 1950s.
      • Does that bother you at all, or do you try and pattern your style after a guy like him?
      • Jews count the months by the moon; western civilization patterns its calendar after the sun.
      • Plus, league bowlers pattern their styles after their favorite player.

Origin

Middle English patron ‘something serving as a model’, from Old French (see patron). The change in sense is from the idea of a patron giving an example to be copied. Metathesis in the second syllable occurred in the 16th century. By 1700 patron ceased to be used of things, and the two forms became differentiated in sense.

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