bracelet
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈbɹeɪslət/|/ˈbɹeɪslɪt/
美 /ˈbɹeɪslət/|/ˈbɹeɪslɪt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
— Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.
- The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.
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A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
— […] and fastened on his breast by a buckle consisting of a Gorgoneion (with wings on temples and serpent-knot below chin), a sword-belt over right shoulder, bracelets, greaves (with lions' heads at the knees) and sandals.
动词 v.
- To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
词源 2
From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
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