1
- N. Amer. a baby's nappy〈北美〉尿布。
2
- mass noun a linen or cotton fabric woven in a repeating pattern of small diamonds重复菱形花纹的棉麻织物。
2.1
- a repeating geometrical or floral pattern used to decorate a surface（装饰面上）重复的几何（或花卉）图案。
with obj.
1
- N. Amer. put a nappy on (a baby)〈北美〉给（婴儿）包尿布。
2
- decorate (a surface) with a repeating geometrical or floral pattern用重复的几何（或花卉）图案装饰（表面）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French diapre, from medieval Latin diasprum, from medieval Greek diaspros (adjective)， from dia 'across' + aspros 'white'. The term seems originally to have denoted a costly fabric， but after the 15th cent. it was used as in noun sense 2; babies' nappies were originally made from pieces of this fabric， hence sense 1 （late 16th cent.）.