lining

lining — noun

1. a piece of fabric or other material attached to the inside of a piece of clothin

1.名詞B1
釋義

a piece of fabric or other material attached to the inside of a piece of clothing, bag, curtain, or similar item, often protecting the outer surface or making the item more comfortable.

例句

Beatriz chose a soft cotton lining for her winter coat to make it more comfortable.

collocation: cotton lining / soft lining

The lining of Ari's old school bag was torn from years of carrying heavy books.

同義詞
  • layer

    broader term; any sheet of material, not necessarily an inner covering

  • facing

    technical term in sewing for a specific type of inner finish, often at edges and openings

  • inner covering

    descriptive phrase rather than a single word; less precise than 'lining'

反義詞
  • outer shell

    the outside layer of an item, as opposed to its inner covering

  • exterior

    the outside surface of something

文法句型

the lining of [object]

[material] lining

用法筆記

This sense also extends to biological contexts in technical usage — for example, the lining of the stomach or the lining of the lungs — but the everyday meaning centres on clothing and household items. The idiom 'every cloud has a silver lining' is a fixed expression, not a separate sense of the word 'lining.'

常見錯誤

❌The coat has a warm liner.
✅The coat has a warm lining.
💡'Liner' is a different word (e.g., a removable insert or a ship); for the sewn-in inner layer, use 'lining.'
❌The jacket's inner coat was torn.
✅The jacket's lining was torn.
💡Use 'lining' specifically for the inside layer, not a vague term like 'inner coat.'

2. the activity or process of attaching a layer of material to the inside of a garm

2.名詞B2
釋義

the activity or process of attaching a layer of material to the inside of a garment, curtain, or other item, typically during manufacturing or tailoring.

例句

Megan spent the weekend on the lining of a wedding dress she was sewing.

noun phrase: the lining of [object] (process sense)

Élise learned the skill of jacket lining during her first year at a tailor shop.

skill: the skill of [object] lining

同義詞

文法句型

the lining of [object]

[object] lining

lining + [process noun]

用法筆記

This sense is typically uncountable and refers to the task or stage of production rather than the physical material. Frequently appears with verbs like 'do,' 'finish,' 'learn,' or 'charge for.' Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the focus is on the material itself (sense 1) or the action of adding it (sense 2).

常見錯誤

❌The lining of the jacket took two hours.' (when referring to the material itself)
✅Adding the lining to the jacket took two hours.
💡If you mean the process took time, the context must make the action sense clear, not the material sense.