ribbon

• n. 带；缎带；（勋章等的）绶带；带状物；勋表
• vi. 形成带状
• vt. 把…撕成条带；用缎带装饰

来自古法语 riban,丝带，来自 ruban 拼写变体，来自荷兰语 ringhband,项链，领结，可能来自 ring,环形，band,带子。引申诸相关词义。

ribbon (n.)

early 14c., ribane, from Old French riban "a ribbon," variant of ruban (13c.), of unknown origin, possibly from a Germanic compound whose second element is related to band (n.1); compare Middle Dutch ringhband "necklace." Modern spelling is from mid-16c. Originally a stripe in a material. Custom of colored ribbon loops worn on lapels to declare support for some group perceived as suffering or oppressed began in 1991 with AIDS red ribbons.

1. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.

再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。

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2. Mrs. Haines stood nearby, holding scissors to cut a ribbon.

海恩斯夫人站在旁边，手持剪刀准备剪彩。

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3. I covered the scroll in sealing wax, and affixed a red ribbon.

我用封蜡将卷轴封好，并系上一根红丝带。

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4. They ceremoniously cut a piece of ribbon, declaring the exhibition open.

他们郑重其事地剪彩，宣布展览开幕。

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5. She had tied back her hair with a peach satin ribbon.

她用一根桃色缎带把头发扎在脑后。

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