willow pattern
noun /ˈwɪləʊ pætn/
/ˈwɪləʊ pætərn/
[uncountable]- a design that is often seen on English pottery. It consists of a blue and white picture, in traditional Chinese style, which usually includes people on a bridge over a river, near a willow (= a tree with long thin branches that grows near water). It was first used in Staffordshire pottery in the late 18th century, and is still popular today.
杨柳图案:一种在英国陶器上经常见到的设计。它由传统中国风格的蓝白相间的图片组成,通常包括在柳树附近的河上的桥上的人(柳树长而细的树枝长在水边)。它于18世纪后期首次在斯塔福德郡的陶器中使用,今天仍很流行。