• n. 帶；緞帶；（勛章等的）綬帶；帶狀物；勛表
• vi. 形成帶狀
• vt. 把…撕成條帶；用緞帶裝飾

來自古法語 riban,絲帶，來自 ruban 拼寫變體，來自荷蘭語 ringhband,項鏈，領結，可能來自 ring,環形，band,帶子。引申諸相關詞義。

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.

再用一段絲帶，系個蝴蝶結。

來自柯林斯例句

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

海恩斯夫人站在旁邊，手持剪刀準備剪彩。

來自柯林斯例句

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

我用封蠟將卷軸封好，并系上一根紅絲帶。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他們鄭重其事地剪彩，宣布展覽開幕。

來自柯林斯例句

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

她用一根桃色緞帶把頭發扎在腦后。

來自柯林斯例句