necklace
/ˈnekləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnekləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈne-kləs/ (ame, mw) · /ˈnek.ləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnek.ləs/ (ame, ipa)
necklace — noun
- necklacesingular
- necklacesplural
1. an item of jewellery that you wear around your neck, made from materials such as
an item of jewellery that you wear around your neck, made from materials such as metal, stones, beads, or pearls
Talia wore a simple silver necklace to her cousin's wedding last spring.
wear + [material] + necklace (material pattern)
The wooden beads on Xiu's necklace came from her grandmother in Vietnam.
beads + on + [possessive] + necklace (position describing)
For their tenth anniversary, Aarav gave Élise a delicate gold necklace.
Iris opened the velvet box and found a pearl necklace lying inside it.
The museum displayed a pearl necklace that once belonged to an ancient queen.
- chain
specifically a necklace made of linked metal rings, often worn with a pendant
- pendant
a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn around the neck, rather than a full necklace
- choker
a tight-fitting necklace worn high around the neck
- beads
a necklace made of small decorative balls or objects strung on a thread; can also refer to the individual objects
文法句型
a/an + [adjective/material] + necklace
wear/don + necklace + around + possessive + neck
necklace + of + [material/stones]
necklace + made of + [material]
用法筆記
When describing a necklace, the material is often placed before the word ('gold necklace', 'pearl necklace', 'silver necklace') rather than using 'of' ('necklace of gold'). This pattern is especially common in casual speech and retail contexts.
常見錯誤
necklace — verb
- necklacepresent simple I / you / we / they
- necklaces3rd person singular
- necklacing-ing form
- necklacedpast simple
1. to execute or kill someone by placing a car tyre filled with petrol around their
to execute or kill someone by placing a car tyre filled with petrol around their neck and setting it on fire, a method of mob violence associated with political conflicts in southern Africa
During the conflict, armed groups would necklace anyone they suspected of being an informant.
would + necklace + someone (threat pattern)
The human rights report documented how protesters threatened to necklace local government officials.
threaten to necklace + someone
After the trial, photographs of victims who had been necklaced were shown to the court.
Baraka's research paper examined why crowds chose to necklace suspected collaborators.
文法句型
necklace + someone
be necklaced (passive)
necklacing (gerund / noun form)
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in discussions of historical or political violence, particularly relating to South Africa during the apartheid era. The gerund form 'necklacing' is more common than the base verb. The practice is widely condemned as a human rights violation.