
ribbon
词源
源自中古英语 riban,借自古法语 ruban,可能与日耳曼语系中表示'带子'的词汇有关。
noun
❶ 一种细长的带状材料,通常由丝绸、尼龙或其他织物制成,用于装饰或捆绑物品。
“She tied a red ribbon around the gift box.”
(她在礼物盒上系了一条红色丝带。)
“The little girl wore a ribbon in her hair.”
(小女孩头发上戴了一条发带。)
❶ 指类似丝带形状的物体或图案,如软件界面中的功能区域或道路上的带状标识。
“The new software has a ribbon interface at the top.”
(新软件顶部有一个带状功能界面。)
“Ribbons of light stretched across the night sky.”
(光带在夜空中延伸。)
verb
❶ 用丝带装饰或捆绑某物,使其看起来更美观或整齐。
“She ribboned the wedding invitations with lace.”
(她用蕾丝丝带装饰婚礼请柬。)
“The trees were ribboned with lights for the festival.”
(节日期间树上缠绕着灯带。)
常见短语
cut the ribbon — 剪彩仪式,指在开业或启动仪式上剪断丝带的传统行为。
“The mayor cut the ribbon to open the new hospital.”
(市长为新医院剪彩开业。)
blue ribbon — 蓝丝带,象征最高荣誉或质量,常用于比赛或评选中。
“Her apple pie won the blue ribbon at the county fair.”
(她的苹果派在县集市上获得了蓝丝带奖。)