door-knocker
/ˈdɔː nɒkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɔːr nɑːkər/ (ame, ipa)
door-knocker — 名詞
1. a metal piece fixed on the front of a door that someone lifts or strikes so the
門環
裝在門外供人敲門的金屬環
a metal piece fixed on the front of a door that someone lifts or strikes so the people inside know a visitor is there.
Rachel lifted the brass door-knocker twice when the bell stopped working.
門鈴壞掉後，Rachel 把黃銅門環敲了兩下。
lift the door-knocker when no bell works
At the guesthouse in Tainan, Mateo tapped the door-knocker and waited in the rain.
在台南那間旅店門口，Mateo 敲了門環後就在雨裡等著。
tap the door-knocker to get attention
A lion-shaped door-knocker hung on the blue door of Min's bookshop.
Min 的書店藍色大門上掛著一個獅頭造型的門環。
The courier used the heavy door-knocker because the intercom had no power.
對講機沒電了，所以快遞員改用那個沉重的門環。
During the storm, the loose door-knocker banged against the wood all night.
暴風雨期間，鬆動的門環整晚都敲打著木門。
- knocker
shorter form used when the door context is already clear
- doorbell
an electronic or mechanical device you press or ring instead of knocking
文法句型
lift/tap/use + a door-knocker
a ... door-knocker on the door
用法筆記
Usually refers to the metal piece on the outside of a front door, especially on older houses or decorative entrance doors. In modern homes, it often contrasts with a doorbell or intercom.