whalebone
whalebone — 名詞
1. A bendable, firm substance taken from the mouths of some whale species, employed
鯨鬚
鯨魚口中的彈性角質條狀物
A bendable, firm substance taken from the mouths of some whale species, employed in earlier times to make clothing stiff or to build light frames for objects like umbrellas and folding fans.
The old corset in the museum was stiffened with whalebone to shape the wearer's waist.
博物館裡那件舊馬甲是用鯨鬚撐硬的，用來塑形穿著者的腰部。
passive: was stiffened with [material] for historical use
Aylin found a Victorian fan made of whalebone at the antique market last Saturday.
Aylin 上週六在骨董市場找到一把維多利亞時代的鯨鬚扇子。
Before plastic was invented, whalebone was used to make umbrellas stiff and strong.
在塑膠發明以前，鯨鬚被用來讓雨傘既挺又牢固。
The museum guide showed the children how whalebone could bend without breaking.
博物館導覽員向孩子們展示鯨鬚如何能彎曲而不斷裂。
Ritu read that whalebone strips were once used as supports in women's dresses.
Ritu 讀到鯨鬚條曾在女裝中用作支撐物。
- baleen
The modern biological term; 'baleen' is used in scientific contexts, while 'whalebone' is the older, more common historical name.
文法句型
whalebone + noun (modifier position)
用法筆記
Despite its name, whalebone is not actually bone — it is baleen, a material made of keratin, the same protein found in human hair and fingernails.