Clip-on means something is made to hold on with a clip, not with a pin, glue, a screw, or a hole through the body. You squeeze or slide the clip, and the thing stays put.

Clip-on means something is made to hold on with a clipclip-on的意思是東西是用夾子固定住的, not with a pin, glue, a screw, or a hole through the body不是用別針、膠水、螺絲，或穿洞. You squeeze or slide the clip你捏一下或滑一下夾子, and the thing stays put東西就固定住了

People say it most about small wearables and tools: clip-on earrings (no piercing), a clip-on tie (the knot is already made; the clip bites the shirt collar), clip-on sunglasses that sit on ordinary glasses, a clip-on microphone on a collar, a clip-on light on a book or a bike.

People say it most about small wearables and tools這個詞最常用在小型的穿戴物品和工具上: clip-on earrings (no piercing)clip-on earrings夾式耳環（不用穿耳洞）, a clip-on tie (the knot is already made; the clip bites the shirt collar)a clip-on tie夾式領帶（結已經打好了，夾子夾在襯衫領子上）, clip-on sunglasses that sit on ordinary glassesclip-on sunglasses夾在一般眼鏡上的太陽眼鏡, a clip-on microphone on a collara clip-on microphone夾在領子上的麥克風, a clip-on light on a book or a bikea clip-on light夾在書上或腳踏車上的燈

As an adjective it sits in front of a noun: clip-on earrings. As a noun, a clip-on is that kind of thing, often an earring or a tie.

As an adjective it sits in front of a noun當形容詞用時放在名詞前面: clip-on earringsclip-on earrings（夾式耳環）. As a noun當名詞用時, a clip-on is that kind of thinga clip-on就是指那種東西, often an earring or a tie通常是耳環或領帶

It feels practical and everyday, not fancy. Though actually the point is not “cheap” — a clip-on can be well made — the point is how it attaches: you can put it on and take it off without making a hole or tying a knot.

It feels practical and everyday, not fancy這個詞給人的感覺是實用、日常，不是花俏. Though actually the point is not "cheap"不過重點其實不是「便宜」 — a clip-on can be well madeclip-on也可以做得很講究 — the point is how it attaches重點是它怎麼固定的: you can put it on and take it off without making a hole or tying a knot你不用穿洞、不用打結，就能戴上拿下

Related idea: if something clips onto a belt or a bag, shops still often label it clip-on.

Related idea相關的用法: if something clips onto a belt or a bag如果東西是夾在皮帶或包包上的, shops still often label it clip-on店家還是常常標成clip-on