haberdashery

/ˌhæbəˈdæʃəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæbərdæʃəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈha-bər-ˌda-sh(ə-)rē ˈha-bə-/ (ame, mw)

haberdashery — 名詞

  • haberdasherysingular
  • haberdasheriesplural

1. small everyday sewing items like buttons, zips, ribbons and thread, and also the

1.名詞C2
釋義

縫紉用品

鈕扣、拉鏈、線等小縫紉雜貨或販售處

small everyday sewing items like buttons, zips, ribbons and thread, and also the shop or in-store counter where these are sold

例句

Shirin bought matching buttons and red thread at the haberdashery on Oak Street.

Shirin 在橡樹街的縫紉用品店買了搭配的鈕扣和紅色縫線。

collocation: buy [items] at the haberdashery

The old market still has a small haberdashery that sells ribbons by the metre.

舊市場裡還有一家小小的縫紉用品店，論公尺賣緞帶。

pattern: a haberdashery that sells [sewing items]

同義詞
  • notions

    American English for the same small sewing items; rarely used in Britain

  • sewing supplies

    neutral everyday phrase for the items themselves, not the shop

文法句型

a haberdashery shop / department

buy haberdashery

用法筆記

Mainly British. Refers either to the small sewing goods themselves (uncountable) or the shop or counter that sells them (countable). Distinguish from sense 2, which is the American men's-clothing reading.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new dress at the haberdashery.
✅I bought matching buttons and thread at the haberdashery.
💡a haberdashery (BrE) sells sewing items, not finished clothes.

2. a shop, or part of a department store, that sells clothes and accessories for me

2.名詞C2
釋義

男裝店

販售男性服飾與配件的商店或商品

a shop, or part of a department store, that sells clothes and accessories for men, such as shirts, ties and hats; also the goods themselves

例句

Joaquín tried on three ties at the small haberdashery near Union Square.

Joaquín 在聯合廣場附近一間小男裝店試了三條領帶。

collocation: try on [items] at the haberdashery

Bao runs a family haberdashery that has sold suits and hats since 1962.

Bao 經營一家自 1962 年起賣西裝和帽子的家族男裝店。

pattern: run a haberdashery

同義詞
  • menswear shop

    neutral modern phrase; more common in everyday speech

  • men's outfitter

    British equivalent for the shop type; slightly old-fashioned

文法句型

a haberdashery on / in [place]

the haberdashery sells / stocks [items]

用法筆記

Mainly American. The shop sells men's clothing and accessories; the word can also refer to the goods themselves. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the British sewing-supplies reading.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a summer dress at the haberdashery.
✅She bought a summer dress at the boutique.
💡an American haberdashery sells menswear, not women's clothing.