locs

locs — noun

1. long, tight strands of hair that are twisted and matted together into a permanen

1.名詞B1
釋義

long, tight strands of hair that are twisted and matted together into a permanent, rope-like style, worn especially by people of African descent

例句

Amara's locs hung past her shoulders in neat, dark ropes.

possessive pattern: someone's locs

Jiro spent Saturday morning getting his locs washed and retwisted.

collocation: get locs retwisted

同義詞
  • dreadlocks

    more formal and widely recognised; some avoid it because of the negative feel of 'dread'

  • locks

    alternative spelling, slightly more formal than 'locs'

  • dreads

    very informal and can be seen as disrespectful in some contexts

用法筆記

Usually plural; the singular 'loc' refers to one individual strand. More informal than 'dreadlocks' and often preferred by those who wish to avoid the negative associations of the word 'dread.'

常見錯誤

❌I got locs put in yesterday and they are already finished.
✅I started my locs yesterday, but they will take months to fully mature.
💡locs form gradually through repeated twisting and matting; they are not a quick one-session style.

locs — verb