accessories

accessories — 名詞

1. items such as jewellery, bags, belts, or scarves that you wear or carry with you

1.名詞B1
釋義

飾品；配件

搭配服裝的額外裝飾或用品

items such as jewellery, bags, belts, or scarves that you wear or carry with your main clothing to add style or usefulness.

例句

Amara picked out a silver necklace and matching earrings to go with her dress.

Amara 挑了一條銀項鍊和配套耳環來搭配她的洋裝。

collocation: fashion accessories / silver accessories

The boutique on Elm Street sells silk scarves, leather handbags, and crystal hair accessories for weddings.

Elm Street 的那間精品店販售絲質圍巾、皮製手提包，以及婚禮用的水晶髮飾。

plural noun for clothing add-ons; concrete shop context

同義詞
  • adornment

    more formal and poetic; emphasises decoration rather than usefulness

  • ornament

    suggests purely decorative purpose, not practical

  • accoutrements

    formal or military-style items; much less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • essential

    something that is necessary rather than extra

  • bare minimum

    the plain, unadorned outfit without extras

用法筆記

This is the most common meaning of 'accessories' — almost always in plural form. A single item is 'an accessory' (e.g. 'a belt is a useful accessory').

常見錯誤

❌I bought some new accessorys.
✅I bought some new accessories.
💡The plural of 'accessory' changes the 'y' to 'i' and adds 'es'.
❌She wore many accessories like shoes and socks.
✅She wore many accessories like earrings and bracelets.
💡Shoes and socks are basic clothing, not 'accessories' in this sense; accessories are extra decorative items.

2. extra parts or devices that you can add to a machine, piece of equipment, or ele

2.名詞B2
釋義

附加零件

可加裝在機器或設備上的額外部件

extra parts or devices that you can add to a machine, piece of equipment, or electronic product to improve its performance or usefulness.

例句

The camera package includes a memory card, a protective case, and several other useful accessories.

這款相機套組包含記憶卡、保護殼及其他多種實用配件。

pattern: includes / comes with [product] + accessories

You can buy a wireless keyboard and mouse as accessories for your tablet.

你可以額外購買無線鍵盤和滑鼠，作為平板電腦的配件。

同義詞
  • add-on

    informal; common for software and electronic extras

  • attachment

    focuses on something physically fixed to the main device

  • extra

    very general; less precise than 'accessory'

反義詞

用法筆記

Common before nouns ('accessory shop', 'accessory kit'). The singular form is used for one specific extra part ('a useful accessory for any cyclist is a rear light').

常見錯誤

❌The laptop comes with many accessories like a screen.
✅The laptop comes with many accessories like a mouse and a carrying case.
💡The screen is a main part of the laptop, not an extra add-on.

3. a person who helps plan a crime or helps someone else to commit a crime, but doe

3.名詞C1
釋義

共犯；幫兇

事前或事中協助犯罪但未親自參與者

a person who helps plan a crime or helps someone else to commit a crime, but does not actually take part in the illegal act itself.

例句

The driver who waited outside the bank was charged as an accessory to the robbery.

在銀行外面等候的司機被指控為搶案共犯。

legal pattern: charged as an accessory to [crime]

Prosecutors argued that the accountant acted as an accessory by providing false financial records before the theft.

檢方主張該會計師在盜竊前提供虛假財務紀錄，因此構成共犯。

同義詞
  • accomplice

    broader term; can mean someone who actually participated, not just helped

  • abetter

    more formal legal term; often used in phrase 'aider and abetter'

反義詞
  • bystander

    someone who witnesses but does not help in any way

文法句型

accessory before the fact

accessory to [crime]

用法筆記

In legal contexts, 'accessory to a crime' covers both preparation (before the fact) and presence (during the fact). The preposition 'to' is always used: 'accessory to murder', 'accessory to fraud'.

常見錯誤

❌He was an accessory of the crime.
✅He was an accessory to the crime.
💡The correct preposition is 'to', not 'of'.

4. a person who helps a criminal avoid being caught or punished after the crime has

4.名詞C1
釋義

事後從犯

犯罪發生後協助罪犯躲避追捕者

a person who helps a criminal avoid being caught or punished after the crime has happened — for example, by hiding them or lying to the police.

例句

Omar's mother was convicted as an accessory after the fact for hiding him in the family basement.

Omar 的母親將他藏在家裡的地下室，因而被判為事後從犯。

legal pattern: accessory after the fact + convicted

When Yuna's brother confessed to stealing from a cash register, she hid the money in her bag and was charged as an accessory after the fact.

Yuna 的弟弟承認從收銀機偷了錢，Yuna 把錢藏進她的包包裡，因而被控事後從犯。

legal pattern: accessory after the fact + charged; concrete hiding action

同義詞
  • harborer

    US legal term, more specific to hiding a fugitive

  • concealer

    less common legal term, emphasises hiding evidence or the person

反義詞
  • informer

    someone who reports a crime to the authorities

文法句型

accessory after the fact

用法筆記

This is a specific legal category, distinct from 'accessory before the fact' (help plan a crime) and 'principal' (commit the crime). The key element is knowing help after the crime — not just silence or inaction.

常見錯誤

❌Witnesses who say nothing are accessories after the fact.
✅Witnesses who say nothing are not normally accessories
💡the law requires active help, not just silence.' — Passive silence is generally not enough to be an accessory.

accessories — 形容詞