Moire is a kind of silk, or silk-like cloth, with a wavy pattern that looks like water moving across it. The ripples are pressed into the fabric, so the shine changes as you turn it.

Moire雲紋綢 is是 a kind of silk一種絲綢, or silk-like cloth或類絲織物, with a wavy pattern帶有波浪紋 that looks like water moving across it看起來像水在上面流動。The ripples這些波紋 are pressed into the fabric是壓進布料裡的, so the shine changes所以光澤會變化 as you turn it當你轉動它的時候。

Evening dresses and old furniture covers used to love this look.

Evening dresses and old furniture covers晚禮服和舊式家具套 used to love this look以前很愛這種效果。

People also stretch the word — often written moiré, with a little mark over the e — for a similar wave that is not cloth at all. When two grids sit on top of each other, a photo of a screen, a fence in front of stripes, you get bands and ripples that were not in the real thing.

People also stretch the word人們也把這個字延伸使用 — often written moiré常常寫成moiré，with a little mark over the e字母e上面加個小符號 — for a similar wave that is not cloth at all指一種類似的波紋，但根本不是布料。When two grids sit on top of each other當兩個網格疊在一起，a photo of a screen比如螢幕的照片、a fence in front of stripes或條紋前面的柵欄，you get bands and ripples你就會看到條紋和波紋 that were not in the real thing而這些在實際的東西裡本來沒有。

Printers and photographers usually do not want that. Though actually, fashion is talking about cloth; cameras and printers are talking about a problem.

Printers and photographers印表機和攝影師 usually do not want that通常不希望這樣。Though actually不過其實，fashion時尚圈 is talking about cloth談的是布料；cameras and printers相機和印表機 are talking about a problem談的是一個問題。

Same shape on the page, two lives. The French word came from English mohair, then English borrowed it back — so this “French” cloth word is, in a roundabout way, an English word coming home.

Same shape on the page寫在紙上是同一個字, two lives卻是兩種生活。The French word這個法文字 came from English mohair源自英文的mohair（馬海毛）, then English borrowed it back後來英文又把它借回去 — so this "French" cloth word所以這個「法文」布料字 is, in a roundabout way以繞了一圈的方式, an English word coming home其實是個英文字回家了。