hair clip:发夹;夹子(用于固定或装饰头发的配饰)。在英式英语中也常说 hairgrip(多指一字夹/发卡)。
/ˈheə ˌklɪp/(英)
/ˈher ˌklɪp/(美)
She put her hair up with a hair clip.
她用发夹把头发夹了起来。
After the interview, she found a hair clip in her pocket that reminded her of her mother’s careful habit of keeping everything neat.
面试结束后,她在口袋里摸到一枚发夹,让她想起母亲把一切都收拾得井井有条的习惯。
hair 来自古英语 hǣr,意为“头发”;clip 作名词表示“夹子/夹具”,源自动词 clip(夹住、固定)。组合成 hair clip,字面意思就是“夹头发的夹子”。