barrette

/bəˈret/ (bre, ipa) · /bəˈret/ (ame, ipa) · /bä-ˈret bə-/ (ame, mw)

barrette — noun

  • barrettesingular
  • barrettesplural

1. a hair clip used to fasten part of the hair back and add decoration

1.名詞C1
釋義

a hair clip used to fasten part of the hair back and add decoration

例句

Yumi clipped a pearl barrette above her left ear before dinner.

clip + barrette + place in hair

The shop assistant showed Roya a gold barrette for thick hair.

同義詞
  • hair clip

    a broader everyday term for many kinds of clips worn in the hair

  • hairpin

    usually thinner and used more for fastening hair than for decoration

文法句型

a barrette

wear a barrette

clip a barrette into your hair

用法筆記

Usually countable and often described by its material or decoration, such as pearl, gold, or velvet. Use it for a clip fastened to one part of the hair, not for a band that goes around the whole head.

常見錯誤

❌She pushed her hair back with a barrette around her head.
✅She pushed her hair back with a headband around her head.
💡A barrette clips onto one section of hair; it does not circle the whole head.