homburg

IPA/ˈhɒmbɜːɡ/
KK[hˈɑmbɚɡ]IPA/ˈhɑːmbɜːrɡ/

homburg — noun

  • homburgsingular
  • homburgsplural

1. a man's hat made from soft felt, designed for formal wear, whose brim curls up e

1.名詞B2
釋義

a man's hat made from soft felt, designed for formal wear, whose brim curls up evenly at both sides and whose crown has a single crease from front to back

例句

Theo wore a grey homburg and a long overcoat to his sister's winter wedding.

collocation: grey homburg + worn with formal clothes

At a vintage market in Berlin, Mei found an old black homburg from the 1950s.

同義詞
  • fedora

    fedora has a wider brim that is pinched on both front sides of the crown, while the homburg's brim curls upward evenly and the crown has a single lengthwise crease

  • trilby

    trilby has a much shorter brim that angles down at the front and up at the back, unlike the homburg's even side curl

用法筆記

Now considered old-fashioned or retro; associated with formal or semi-formal men's attire from the 1920s–1960s. Less common than fedora or trilby in modern everyday wear.

常見錯誤

❌He wore a homburg to the baseball game.
✅He wore a homburg to the formal banquet.
💡The homburg is a formal hat, not suitable for casual or sporting events.
❌She adjusted her homburg before the photo.
✅He adjusted his homburg before the photo.
💡Homburgs have historically been associated with men's fashion (though women may wear them too in modern vintage style).