tissue
/ˈtɪʃjuː/noun
mass noun
1
- any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products（动、植物的）组织：
inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
炎症是活组织对感染或创伤的反应
(tissues) the organs and tissues of the body.
身体的器官和组织。
2
- tissue paper薄纸, 绵纸; 薄页纸。
2.1
- count noun a disposable piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a handkerchief or for cleaning the skin手巾纸; 卫生纸。
2.2
- rich or fine material of a delicate or gauzy texture薄纱, 薄绸; 薄织物：
as modifier the blue and silver tissue sari.蓝色和银色的轻薄莎丽。
3
- in sing. an intricate structure or network made from a number of connected items（罗织编造的）一套, 一系列：
such scandalous stories are a tissue of lies.
此类令人愤慨的故事是一连串的谎言。
派生词
tissuey
adjective （限义项1）词源
late Middle English.: from Old French tissu 'woven'， past participle of tistre, from Latin texere 'to weave'. The word originally denoted a rich material， often interwoven with gold or silver threads， later （mid 16th cent.） any woven fabric， hence the notion of 'intricacy'.