A flat, narrow fold, pressed or sewn into cloth — the kind that runs down a skirt, a pair of trousers, a school uniform, or a kilt. One fold is a pleat; a row of them is what makes a pleated skirt.

A flat, narrow fold一道扁平、細窄的摺，pressed or sewn into cloth壓進或縫進布料裡——the kind that runs down a skirt, a pair of trousers, a school uniform, or a kilt就是你會在裙子、褲子、學校制服，或蘇格蘭裙上看到、一路延伸下去的那種。One fold一道摺 is a pleat是一個pleat；a row of them一整排 is what makes a pleated skirt就是所謂的百褶裙。

The fold can open a little when you walk, then fall back into line.

The fold這道摺 can open a little可以稍微打開 when you walk在你走路的時候，then fall back into line然後又會回到原本的線條。

As a verb, to pleat fabric is to fold it that way on purpose. It is a clothes-and-sewing word, not a general word for any fold (a fold in paper is usually just a fold).

As a verb當動詞用，to pleat fabricto pleat fabric is to fold it that way on purpose就是刻意把布料折成那樣。It is a clothes-and-sewing word它是個跟衣服、縫紉有關的字，not a general word for any fold不是泛指任何摺的通用字（a fold in paper is usually just a fold紙上的一道摺通常就只是一個fold）。

In history it is a close cousin of plait: they come from the same Old French word, but in today’s English a pleat is a fold in cloth, and a plait is usually a braid, especially in hair (British English; Americans more often say braid).

In history從歷史上看，it is a close cousin of plait它是plait的近親：they come from the same Old French word兩個字都來自同一個古法文字，but in today's English但在今天的英文裡，a pleat is a fold in clothpleat是指布料上的摺，and a plait is usually a braidplait通常指辮子，especially in hair尤其是頭髮的辮子（British English; Americans more often say braid英式英文；美國人更常說braid）。