the Bayeux Tapestry
/ðə ˌbaɪjɜː ˈtæpəstri/, /ðə ˌbeɪjɜː ˈtæpəstri/
/ðə ˌbeɪjuː ˈtæpəstri/, /ðə ˌbaɪjuː ˈtæpəstri/
- a finely decorated cloth wall covering made in the 11th century. It shows the events that led to the Battle of Hastings (1066) between the Normans under William the Conqueror and the English under King Harold II, and the death of King Harold. It is 74 yards/68 metres long and is kept in a museum at Bayeux in northern France.
贝叶挂毯（Bayeux Tapestry）：装饰精美的11世纪布艺墙布。它显示了导致征服者威廉统治下的诺曼人与哈罗德二世国王统治下的英国人之间发生黑斯廷斯战役（1066）的事件，以及哈罗德国王去世的事件。它长74码（68米），保存在法国北部贝叶（Bayeux）的博物馆中。