tile: [OE] A tile is etymologically a ‘cover’. The word comes ultimately from Latin tēgula ‘tile’, a derivative of the same Indo-European base as produced English deck and thatch and Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English detect, protect, etc). Tēgula was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *tegala, which evolved into German ziegel, Dutch tegel, and English tile. => deck, detect, protect, thatch, toga
tile (n.)
early 14c., from Old English tigele "roofing shingle," from Proto-Germanic *tegala (Old Saxon tiegla, Old High German ziagal, German ziegel, Dutch tegel, Old Norse tigl), a borrowing from Latin tegula "roof-tile" (source also of Italian tegola, French tuile), from tegere "roof, to cover" (see stegosaurus). Also used in Old English and early Middle English for "brick," before that word came into use.
tile (v.)
"to cover with tiles," late 14c., from tile (n.). Related: Tiled; tiling.
实用例句
1. Vinyl can be laid in sheet or tile form.
塑料地板分为卷材和块材两种。
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2. Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles.
要保证每块瓷砖都和它周围的瓷砖在同一平面上。
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3. The cabins had linoleum tile floors.
船舱地上铺着油毡。
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4. The bathroom is faced with tile.
浴室铺着瓷砖.
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5. The ancient Egyptians could make glass, tile, turpentine, soap and dyes.
