kerchief
kerchief — 名詞
- kerchiefsingular
- kerchiefsplural
1. a folded square of thin cloth that you tie over your hair or knot at your neck.
頭巾；領巾
包頭或圍頸的方形薄布
a folded square of thin cloth that you tie over your hair or knot at your neck.
Lakshmi tied a bright red kerchief over her hair before sweeping the dusty yard.
Lakshmi 在打掃滿是灰塵的院子前，先用一條鮮紅色的頭巾把頭髮包起來。
tie a kerchief over your hair
The old farmer wore a faded blue kerchief knotted loosely around his sunburnt neck.
那位老農夫的曬黑脖子上，鬆鬆地打了一條褪色的藍色領巾。
kerchief knotted around the neck
Adisa folded the silk kerchief into a neat triangle and pinned it at the shoulder.
Adisa 把那條絲質頭巾摺成一個整齊的三角形，別在肩膀上。
At the market in Quito, every stall sold cotton kerchiefs in dozens of colours.
在 Quito 的市場裡，每個攤位都賣著數十種顏色的棉布頭巾。
Iris pulled a checked kerchief from her pocket to wipe her glasses.
Iris 從口袋裡抽出一條格紋頭巾，把眼鏡擦乾淨。
- headscarf
specifically a cloth tied over the hair; a kerchief can also go round the neck
- bandana
informal, usually patterned cotton square worn casually
- neckerchief
worn only around the neck, often part of a uniform
用法筆記
Often worn over the head or knotted at the neck; the cloth itself is square and is folded before use. More old-fashioned than 'scarf', and seen mainly in descriptions of traditional or rural dress.