a type of thick carpet made by a special factory process so that it looks as if it has been made by hand. These carpets were originally made in Axminster, a town in Devon, England. 阿克斯敏斯特(Axminster):一种经过特殊工厂加工制成的厚地毯,看起来好像是手工制作的。这些地毯最初是在英格兰德文郡的一个小镇阿克斯敏斯特(Axminster)制造的。 The hall is carpeted in good-quality Axminster. 大厅里铺着高质量的阿克明斯特地毯。