English Dictionary

patchwork quilt

名詞

直訳 広義 比喩的用法

(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.

日本語の意味

装飾用のキルト。異なる大小、色、形の布片を組み合わせ、規則正しいパターンやあえて不規則な配置で縫い合わせて作られる布製の寝具や掛け布団。

She wrapped herself in a warm patchwork quilt as the snow fell outside.

外で雪が降る中、彼女は色とりどりの布を縫い合わせて作った暖かいキルトに身を包んだ。

意味（1）

(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.

意味（2）

(figuratively, by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.

Despite a patchwork quilt of aid that includes scholarships, loans and an on-campus job, Kenner's father, a train conductor, must now pay $6,000 out of pocket to send his daughter to school.

patchwork quilts （ plural ）