early 15c., "native or resident of Venice," from Medieval Latin Venetianus, from Venetia (see Venice). Also probably in part from Old French Venicien. As a kind of dress cloth, from 1710. As an adjective from 1550s. Venetian blinds so called by 1791.
实用例句
1. It was a Venetian scene, with a perfectly splendid marble palazzo.
这是一幅威尼斯的风景画, 画着一座富丽堂皇的大理石宫殿.来自辞典例句
2. That day I crossed the Venetian plain.
那天我走过了威尼西亚平原.来自辞典例句
3. The Venetian gondola is as free and graceful in its gliding movement as a serpent.
威尼斯小艇划起来就象蟒蛇一样洒脱自在.来自辞典例句
4. Emilia . Cassio, my lord , hath kill'd a young Venetian Call'd Roderigo.
爱米利娅将军,凯西奥杀死了一个名叫罗德利哥的威尼斯青年.来自互联网
5. You should call someone over to fix your Venetian blinds.
