A brier is a wild bush with sharp thorns — the tangled, scratchy growth you find in a hedge or on a hillside, the kind that catches your clothes and your skin. Brambles and wild roses belong to this picture.

A brier is a wild bush with sharp thornsbrier是一種長滿尖刺的野生灌木 the tangled, scratchy growth you find in a hedge or on a hillside就是那種你會在樹籬或山坡上看到、糾結又會刮人的植物 the kind that catches your clothes and your skin會勾住你的衣服和皮膚那種 Brambles and wild roses belong to this picture黑莓灌木和野玫瑰都屬於這個畫面

In everyday talk the word can sound a little old; many people now just say thorn bush or bramble. You still meet brier in stories, poems, and older books.

In everyday talk the word can sound a little old在日常對話裡，這個字聽起來有點老派 many people now just say thorn bush or bramble現在很多人乾脆就說thorn bush（荊棘叢）或bramble（黑莓灌木） You still meet brier in stories, poems, and older books你還是會在故事、詩，還有比較舊的書裡遇到brier這個字

There is a second, more special use: the root of a Mediterranean bush (also called brier, or briar) is carved into tobacco pipes. A brier pipe is that kind of pipe.

There is a second, more special use還有第二種比較特別的用法 the root of a Mediterranean bush (also called brier, or briar) is carved into tobacco pipes地中海一種灌木（也叫brier或briar）的根會被拿去雕成菸斗 A brier pipe is that kind of pipea brier pipe指的就是那種菸斗

You will see the spelling briar just as often — they are the same word. Briar is the more common spelling in American English; brier turns up a lot in British writing.

You will see the spelling briar just as often你也會常常看到briar這個拼法 they are the same word兩個是同一個字 Briar is the more common spelling in American Englishbriar這個拼法在美式英文裡比較常見 brier turns up a lot in British writingbrier則常出現在英式寫作裡

So: a thorny wild bush, and also the wood (and the pipe) made from that other bush’s root.

So: a thorny wild bush所以：一種帶刺的野生灌木 and also the wood (and the pipe) made from that other bush's root也指用另一種灌木的根做成的木料（和菸斗）