hem(名词/动词):(衣服、布料的)下摆、边缘;(把边缘)折起并缝边,使其整齐不脱线。常见义为服装缝纫用语(另有口语用法见 hem and haw 等表达)。
IPA: /hɛm/
She shortened the skirt by sewing a new hem.
她通过缝一个新下摆把裙子改短了。
As the wind picked up, he noticed the hem of his coat was fraying, so he took it to a tailor to have it neatly hemmed before the trip.
风越来越大时,他发现外套下摆开始磨损,于是出发前把它送去裁缝店重新锁边缝好。
词源可追溯到古英语 hemm,意为“衣服的边缘、包边”。其核心概念是“边界/边缘”,后来在服装语境中稳定为“下摆、缝边”,并发展出动词用法“给……缝边”。