rosette

IPA/rəʊˈzet/
KK[rəsˈɛt]IPA/rəʊˈzet/

rosette — noun

  • rosettesingular
  • rosettesplural

1. a round decoration shaped like an open flower, often folded from ribbon, that so

1.名詞C1
釋義

a round decoration shaped like an open flower, often folded from ribbon, that someone wears or displays to show support for a team or party, or to mark a prize or official role; it can also be a flower-shaped pattern cut into stone or wooden surfaces.

例句

Beatrix pinned a blue rosette to her coat to show she backed the home team.

wear a rosette to show support

Each winning sheep at the county fair was given a bright red rosette.

rosette awarded as a prize

同義詞
  • badge

    broader; any small marker worn to show a group or role, not necessarily flower-shaped

  • ribbon

    the plain strip a rosette is often folded from; a ribbon alone is flat, a rosette is gathered into a circle

用法筆記

Often paired with a colour word (blue rosette, red rosette) because the colour signals which team, party, or prize rank the wearer is marking.

常見錯誤

❌She won a rosette medal around her neck.
✅She won a rosette pinned to her chest.
💡a rosette is worn or pinned on, not hung round the neck like a medal.

2. a circle of leaves that grow closely together from one central point, usually at

2.名詞C2
釋義

a circle of leaves that grow closely together from one central point, usually at or near ground level, so that the plant looks like a flat, open flower.

例句

A dandelion begins as a flat rosette of leaves pressed close to the soil.

rosette of leaves at ground level

Padma noticed each young cabbage forming a tight rosette in the garden bed.

leaves growing in a tight rosette

同義詞
  • cluster

    general word for things grouped together; rosette is specifically a circular, flower-like cluster of leaves

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always describes living plant leaves growing from one centre, never a worn or carved decoration.