visor

/ˈvaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈaɪzɚ] /ˈvaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈaɪzɚ] /ˈvī-zər How to pronounce visor (audio)/ (ame, mw)

visor — 名詞

  • visorsingular
  • visorsplural

1. The movable front shield on a helmet that comes down to guard the eyes and the r

1.名詞C1
釋義

面甲

頭盔前方可掀下的護面片

The movable front shield on a helmet that comes down to guard the eyes and the rest of the face.

例句

The knight lowered his visor before riding into the dusty field.

那名騎士衝進滿是灰塵的場地前,先把面甲放了下來。

lower / raise a helmet visor

At the museum, visitors tried a helmet with a steel visor.

在博物館裡,參觀者試戴了一頂配有鋼製面甲的頭盔。

同義詞
  • faceplate

    a more technical word for the protective front piece on some helmets

用法筆記

Usually refers to a protective front piece on special helmets. In everyday speech, learners are more likely to meet the car or sports-hat senses first.

2. A clear curved screen worn in front of the face to block splashes, germs, or fly

2.名詞B2
釋義

防護面罩

罩住臉部防飛沫的透明罩

A clear curved screen worn in front of the face to block splashes, germs, or flying particles.

例句

The dentist wore a clear visor while cleaning the child's teeth.

牙醫在替孩子清潔牙齒時,戴著透明防護面罩。

wear a clear visor for face protection

Each lab worker put on gloves and a visor before testing samples.

每位實驗室人員在檢測樣本前,都先戴上手套和防護面罩。

同義詞
  • face shield

    the more explicit general term for a clear protective screen over the face

用法筆記

Common in health, lab, and workshop settings. The fuller term face shield is often used when the protection purpose needs to be made explicit.

3. The fold-down flap above a car's front window that keeps bright sun out of a dri

3.名詞B1
釋義

遮陽板

車內前窗上方可拉下擋陽

The fold-down flap above a car's front window that keeps bright sun out of a driver's eyes.

例句

Paloma pulled down the visor when the sunset flashed across the road.

當夕陽閃過路面時,Paloma 把遮陽板拉了下來。

pull down the visor in a car

The driving teacher tucked the visor back up after the tunnel.

穿過隧道後,那位駕訓教練又把遮陽板推回上方。

同義詞
  • sunshade

    broader term for something that blocks sun; less specific than the car part

用法筆記

Usually appears in the full phrase sun visor when talking about a car. This sense names a part inside the vehicle, not something you wear.

4. A curved front piece on an open-topped hat that shades the eyes from strong sunl

4.名詞B1
釋義

遮陽空頂帽

露出頭頂的運動遮陽帽

A curved front piece on an open-topped hat that shades the eyes from strong sunlight.

例句

Yara wore a white visor during the tennis lesson at school.

Yara 在學校的網球課上戴著一頂白色遮陽空頂帽。

wear a visor for sun protection

The golf coach adjusted his visor before stepping onto the first tee.

那位高爾夫教練踏上第一洞開球區前,先調整了一下遮陽空頂帽。

用法筆記

This sense often refers to the whole open-topped sports hat. Sense 5 is only the front piece of a cap, not a separate item you wear by itself.

5. The hard curved strip over the forehead on a cap, used to keep sun from the eyes

5.名詞B1
釋義

帽舌

帽子前方伸出的硬片

The hard curved strip over the forehead on a cap, used to keep sun from the eyes.

例句

The little boy bent the visor of his cap after sitting on it.

那個小男孩坐到帽子後,把帽舌壓彎了。

bend / straighten the visor of a cap

Sora stitched the team badge onto the front of the visor.

Sora 把隊徽縫在帽舌的前面。

the visor as the front part of a cap

同義詞
  • brim

    the general word for the projecting edge of a hat or cap

  • bill

    common American term for the front part of a baseball cap

用法筆記

Refers only to the projecting front piece of a cap. Sense 4 names a separate open-topped hat worn mainly for sport or hot weather.