是的“棉衣”不是 cotton clothes!
汉语说“棉衣”,通常是指内填棉花的保暖衣,说成英语是wadded clothes,不是cotton clothes,后者的意思是“布衣”,即棉布做的衣服。比较:
The girl wore a pretty cotton dress. 那女孩穿着一条漂亮的布裙。
It was very cold, so we had to wear wadded clothes. 天气很冷,所以我们只好穿棉衣。
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