- 1nB2
/ˈhelmɪt/
a strong hard hat that people wear to protect their heads when they ride, play sport, or work near danger.
安全帽；頭盔
複數 helmets
核心畫面
Picture a hard shell shaped to sit over the skull — the one piece of clothing whose whole job is to take a blow so your head does not. Whether it is on a builder, a cyclist, or a soldier, a helmet is that shell.
可以想成：一個照著頭骨形狀做出來的硬殼——它存在的唯一理由，就是替你的頭承受那一下撞擊。不管戴的是工人、騎士還是軍人…更多收起
可以想成：一個照著頭骨形狀做出來的硬殼——它存在的唯一理由，就是替你的頭承受那一下撞擊。不管戴的是工人、騎士還是軍人，helmet 就是這個殼。台灣機車族每天戴的安全帽，英文就是它。原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
helmetnoun/ˈhɛlmɪt/
- 1
businessclothingfashionA hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
- Most speedboarders wear helmets, knee and elbow pads, and occasionally all-in-one aerodynamic suits, to protect themselves.
- 2
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- 3
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- 4
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- 5
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- And it makes me sick, the thought of your lipstick on his helmet.
- 6
derogatoryThat which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- Jarvo’s a stinky old helmet.
helmetverb/ˈhɛlmɪt/
- 1
To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.
- There was no nonsense about these women—no hysteria, no top-note emotion. They were not out for smashing windows or helmetting policemen, or blowing up things sky-high.
- COMRADE, I had done well with you to swear / Allegiance to the colors of romance / In the great days when our sweet mistress, France, / Girded her loins and helmetted her hair.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。