A barrette is a small clip, usually metal or plastic, that holds a woman’s (or a girl’s) hair in place. You slide it in so a section of hair stays back, or so a style does not fall down. It is not a rubber band and not a hairpin you fold; it is the little bar that snaps or clasps shut.

A barrette一個barrette is是 a small clip一個小夾子, usually通常是 metal or plastic金屬或塑膠做的, that holds用來固定 a woman's (or a girl's) hair女生的頭髮 in place讓它固定住. You你 slide it in把它滑進去 so所以 a section of hair一撮頭髮 stays back能夾住往後, or或 so a style讓髮型 does not fall down不會垮下來. It它 不是 not a rubber band橡皮筋, and也不是 not a hairpin you fold要折的髮夾, it它 is是 the little bar那根小條, that snaps or clasps shut會啪一聲扣起來的.

American English loves this word. In Britain people more often say hair clip or hair slide, though they will still understand barrette.

American English美式英語 loves這個詞 this word超愛用. In Britain在英國, people人們 more often say更常說 hair clip或hair slide, though即使 they他們 will still understand還是聽得懂 barrette.

Shops sell plain ones for school and fancy ones with bows or sparkles. You will hear it around dressing tables and hairdressers, not in formal writing.

Shops店家 sell賣 plain ones樸素款 for school給上學用, and和 fancy ones華麗款 with bows or sparkles有蝴蝶結或亮片的. You你 will hear it會聽到這個詞 around dressing tables在化妝台旁, and hairdressers和美髮院裡, not不是 in formal writing在正式書寫裡.

There is a verb, to barrette hair, meaning to fasten it with one of these, but almost nobody uses it; people just say she put a barrette in. Do not mix this up with a beret, the round soft hat: they sit next to each other in the dictionary and nowhere else.

There有 is a verb一個動詞, to barrette hair把頭髮barrette起來, meaning意思是 to fasten it用其中一種夾子 with one of these固定它, but但 almost nobody uses it幾乎沒人這樣用; people人們 just say只會說 she put a barrette in她夾了個barrette. Do not不要 mix this up with把它跟 a beret貝雷帽, the round soft hat這種圓形軟帽搞混: they它們 sit next to each other在字典裡緊挨著 in the dictionary, and和 nowhere else其他地方沒有關係.