hijab

/hɪˈdʒɑːb/ (bre, ipa) · /hɪˈdʒɑːb/ (ame, ipa) · /hē-ˈjäb -ˈjab/ (ame, mw)

hijab — noun

  • hijabsingular
  • hijabsplural

1. a scarf or piece of cloth used by many Muslim women to cover their hair, ears, a

1.名詞B2
釋義

a scarf or piece of cloth used by many Muslim women to cover their hair, ears, and neck when in front of people outside their immediate family.

例句

Yasmin chose a pale blue hijab to match her wedding dress.

collocation: wear / choose a hijab

Sana folded her silk hijab carefully before placing it in her suitcase.

同義詞
  • headscarf

    general English term, no religious link

  • veil

    broader; can cover face or hair, not necessarily Islamic

文法句型

wear a hijab

put on a hijab

用法筆記

Countable when referring to the cloth itself (a hijab, two hijabs); contrast sense 2, which is the abstract practice and is uncountable.

常見錯誤

❌She wore a hijab on her face.
✅She wore a hijab on her head.
💡a hijab covers the hair and neck, not the face; a face-covering veil is a niqab or burqa.

2. in Islam, the wider idea and rules about dressing and behaving modestly, especia

2.名詞C1
釋義

in Islam, the wider idea and rules about dressing and behaving modestly, especially the requirement for women to keep their bodies covered in public.

例句

Tamar wrote her dissertation on how young Muslim women in Berlin understand hijab today.

uncountable: no article before 'hijab'

Professor Nikhil explained that hijab is about behaviour and respect, not only about clothing.

同義詞
  • modesty

    general term; hijab is the specific Islamic concept

  • purdah

    South Asian term for female seclusion; overlapping but distinct tradition

文法句型

observe hijab

practise hijab

用法筆記

Uncountable in this sense; takes no article and no plural. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the physical garment.

常見錯誤

❌She practises a hijab.
✅She practises hijab.
💡when referring to the religious principle, no article and no plural.