clothespin(名词):晾衣夹 / 衣夹,用来把衣物夹在晾衣绳或晾衣架上的小夹子(常见为木制或塑料制)。英式英语中常也叫 clothes peg。
/ˈkloʊðzˌpɪn/
I lost a clothespin, so the sock fell off the line.
我丢了一只晾衣夹,所以袜子从晾衣绳上掉了下来。
The old wooden clothespins, worn smooth by years of sun and rain, still held the sheets steady in the wind.
那些老旧的木制晾衣夹被日晒雨淋磨得光滑,但仍能在风中稳稳夹住床单。
clothespin 由 clothes(衣物)+ pin(别针/夹子) 组合而成,字面意思是“夹住衣物的夹子”。早期常见形式为木制夹子;随着材料和结构改进,出现了带弹簧的现代款式。