Chintz is a cotton cloth, usually smooth and a little shiny because it is often glazed, printed with busy flowers — roses, vines, birds. In British and older American homes it became the classic stuff for curtains, sofas, and cushions: pretty, a bit country-house, a bit grandmother.

Chintz is a cotton clothChintz是一種棉布， usually smooth and a little shiny通常很滑順，還有一點光澤 because it is often glazed因為它常常有上光處理， printed with busy flowers上面印著繁複的花紋 — roses, vines, birds像玫瑰、藤蔓、鳥。In British and older American homes在英國和早期美國家庭裡 it became the classic stuff for curtains, sofas, and cushions它成了窗簾、沙發、抱枕的經典材質： pretty, a bit country-house, a bit grandmother漂亮，帶點鄉村別墅風，也帶點老奶奶的味道。

You buy it by the metre in a fabric shop, not as a piece of clothing. The English word was borrowed from Hindi chī̃ṭ, a spotted or printed cotton.

You buy it by the metre你是論公尺買 in a fabric shop在布料行買的， not as a piece of clothing而不是買一件成衣。The English word was borrowed from Hindi chī̃ṭ這個英文字是從印地語chī̃ṭ借來的， a spotted or printed cotton意思是有斑點或印花的棉布。

Though actually, English later grew the adjective chintzy, and that word now usually means cheap and a bit tasteless, not “made of this cloth.” The fabric itself is not an insult; the later slang walked away from it.

Though actually不過其實， English later grew the adjective chintzy英文後來衍生出形容詞chintzy， and that word now usually means cheap and a bit tasteless而這個字現在通常是指便宜又有點俗氣， not "made of this cloth."而不是「用這種布做的」。The fabric itself is not an insult這種布料本身並不是在罵人； the later slang walked away from it是後來的俚語脫離了原本的意思。