bric-a-brac

IPA/ˈbrɪk ə bræk/
IPA/ˈbrɪk ə bræk/

bric-a-brac — 名詞

1. Small attractive objects that people put on shelves and tables to decorate a roo

1.名詞B2
釋義

小裝飾品

不貴重的居家小擺設

Small attractive objects that people put on shelves and tables to decorate a room, such as porcelain figures, glass bowls, and old vases — items that are not especially valuable but are kept because they look nice or have sentimental meaning.

例句

Amani found a small porcelain cat on the bric-a-brac shelf at the charity shop.

Amani 在慈善商店的裝飾品架上發現一隻小瓷貓。

The old chest in the attic was full of dusty bric-a-brac from Grandma's travels.

閣樓裡的那個舊木箱裝滿了奶奶旅行帶回來的、蒙上灰塵的小裝飾品。

collocation: full of bric-a-brac / dusty bric-a-brac

常見搭配
  • dusty bric-a-brac
  • colourful bric-a-brac
  • antique bric-a-brac
  • a shelf of bric-a-brac
  • a table covered in bric-a-brac
  • a shop full of bric-a-brac
  • a collection of bric-a-brac
  • odds and ends of bric-a-brac
同義詞
  • knick-knacks

    Informal word for the same kind of small decorative objects; more casual than bric-a-brac.

  • ornaments

    A broader term for any decorative object, not necessarily inexpensive or eclectic.

  • trinkets

    Focuses on small, cheap decorative items, often jewellery-like; slightly dismissive in tone.

  • curios

    Items valued for being unusual or rare rather than for simple decoration; more museum-like.

文法句型

bric-a-brac as modifier: bric-a-brac shop / bric-a-brac stall

用法筆記

Bric-a-brac is an uncountable noun and is always treated as singular. It typically appears in contexts like charity shops, flea markets, and antique stalls, or when describing the contents of an attic or cupboard. British English uses a hyphenated spelling (bric-a-brac); American English sometimes merges it to bricabrac.

常見錯誤

I bought some bric-a-bracs at the market.
I bought some bric-a-brac at the market.
Bric-a-brac is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.
She has a bric-a-brac on her shelf.
She has some bric-a-brac on her shelf.
Use a quantity word (some / a lot of / pieces of) rather than 'a' because the noun is uncountable.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bric-a-brac shop
  • bric-a-brac stall
  • bric-a-brac shelf
  • bric-a-brac collection
  • bric-a-brac market

常用片語

  • odds and ends of bric-a-brac
  • a jumble of bric-a-brac
  • pieces of bric-a-brac

介系詞搭配

  • covered in bric-a-brac
  • filled with bric-a-brac
  • a shelf of bric-a-brac
  • a collection of bric-a-brac