vel·vet
noun/ˈvelvɪt/
/ˈvelvɪt/
[uncountable]Idioms - a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon, with a thick, soft surface
丝绒；立绒；经绒；天鹅绒 - a velvet dress
天鹅绒连衣裙 - velvet curtains/drapes
天鹅绒窗帘／帷幕 - curtains of heavy crimson velvet
厚重的深红色天鹅绒窗帘
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- soft
- …
- of velvet
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French veluotte, from velu ‘velvety’, from medieval Latin villutus, from Latin villus ‘tuft, down’. - a velvet dress
Idioms
an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)
- if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove).
（温和背后的）铁拳 - They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.
他们承诺，军队将用铁拳打击任何抵抗。 - The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group.
天鹅绒手套中的铁腕方法似乎最适合这个年龄段的人。
- They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.