A balaclava is a warm hat, often wool, that pulls down over your head and covers most of your face, with holes for the eyes and often the mouth. Skiers, motorcyclists, and soldiers wear them against wind and cold.

A balaclavabalaclava is a warm hat是一種保暖的帽子， often wool通常是毛料做的， that pulls down over your head可以拉下來蓋住整個頭 and and covers most of your face遮住大部分的臉， with holes for the eyes只留眼睛的洞 and and often the mouth通常嘴巴也留一個洞。 Skiers滑雪的人、 motorcyclists騎機車的人、 and and soldiers軍人 wear them against wind and cold都會戴它來擋風禦寒。

Films and news also stuck a balaclava on the face of a robber, so in some places the word feels a bit threatening, not just cosy. Americans often say ski mask for the same thing.

Films and news電影和新聞 also stuck a balaclava on the face of a robber也常把 balaclava 套在搶匪臉上， so所以 in some places在有些地方 the word feels a bit threatening這個字聽起來有點嚇人， not just cosy不只是溫暖舒適而已。 Americans美國人 often say通常會說 ski maskski mask for the same thing講同樣的東西。

The name comes from Balaklava, a town in Crimea. In 1854, during the Crimean War, British soldiers froze after the Battle of Balaclava because their clothes were not warm enough. People at home knitted wool caps to wear under helmets, and the troops called those caps balaclavas.

The name這個名字 comes from來自 Balaklava, a town in CrimeaBalaklava，克里米亞的一個城鎮。 In 1854一八五四年， during the Crimean War克里米亞戰爭期間， British soldiers英國士兵 froze凍壞了 after the Battle of Balaclava巴拉克拉瓦戰役之後 because因為 their clothes were not warm enough衣服不夠保暖。 People at home後方的人們 knitted wool caps織了毛帽 to wear under helmets讓士兵戴在頭盔底下， and而 the troops called those caps balaclavas軍人就把那些帽子叫做 balaclavas。

The town’s name itself goes back to Ottoman Turkish for a fishing ground.

The town's name itself這個城鎮的名字本身， goes back to則可以追溯到 Ottoman Turkish for a fishing ground鄂圖曼土耳其語裡「漁場」的意思。