brooch
noun (especially British English)(North American English usually pin)
a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes 饰针;胸针;领针 She pinned a large amethyst brooch to her lapel. 她在翻领上别了一枚大大的紫水晶饰针。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cameo
- diamond
- pearl
- …
- have on
- wear
- pin
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: variant of broach, a noun originally meaning ‘skewer, bodkin’, from Old French broche ‘spit for roasting’, based on Latin brocchus, broccus ‘projecting’. Compare with broach.