A cravat is a wide piece of cloth, loosely folded, that men wear around the neck. Think of it as an older cousin of the necktie: broader, softer, more like a scarf that has been tucked in than like the long thin tie most men wear to work now.

A cravat cravat is是 a wide piece of cloth一塊寬布, loosely folded鬆鬆地摺起來, that men wear men圍 around the neck在脖子上. Think of it as把它想成 an older cousin年長的表親 of the necktie領帶的, broader更寬, softer更柔軟, more like比較像 a scarf圍巾 that has been tucked in塞進去的, than like而不像 the long thin tie細長的領帶 most men大多男人 wear戴 to work now現在上班

You still see cravats at some weddings, in old films, and on people who dress in a rather formal or old-fashioned way. Day to day, almost nobody in ordinary Taiwan or ordinary American life puts one on. The word itself is a little dressy.

You still see你仍然會看到 cravats cravat at some weddings在一些婚禮上, in old films在老電影裡, and還有 on people人身上 who dress穿著 in a rather formal or old-fashioned way相當正式或老派的. Day to day日常生活中, almost nobody幾乎沒人 in ordinary Taiwan普通台灣 or ordinary American life或普通美國生活裡 puts one on會戴. The word這個詞 itself本身 is有點 a little dressy正式講究

History hides in the name: French cravate meant “Croat,” because French fashion in the 1600s copied a linen scarf worn by Croatian soldiers.

History歷史 hides藏 in the name在這個名字裡: French cravate法文的cravate meant意思是 “Croat”「克羅埃西亞人」, because因為 French fashion法國時尚 in the 1600s在1600年代 copied模仿了 a linen scarf一種亞麻圍巾 worn由...戴 by Croatian soldiers克羅埃西亞士兵

So a cravat is not just “a tie.” If you call a modern necktie a cravat, older speakers, especially in Britain, may let it pass; careful speakers keep them apart. There is also a rare verb, to cravat, meaning to put one on someone, but students will almost only meet the noun.

So所以 a cravat cravat is not just不只是 “a tie”「領帶」而已. If如果 you你 call a modern necktie把現代領帶叫做 a cravat cravat, older speakers年長的說話者, especially in Britain尤其在英國, may let it pass可能會放你過關; careful speakers謹慎的說話者 keep them apart則會把兩者分開. There is also也有 a rare verb一個罕見的動詞, to cravat to cravat, meaning意思是 to put one on someone幫某人繫上它, but但 students學生 will almost only meet幾乎只會遇到 the noun名詞