The skin of a snake, especially after it has been made into leather for shoes, bags, belts, or boots. Used as a noun for the material ("a bag made of snakeskin") and, very often, right in front of another noun to describe a thing: snakeskin boots, a snakeskin jacket.

The skin of a snake蛇的皮 especially after it has been made into leather特別是做成皮革之後 for shoes, bags, belts, or boots用在鞋子、包包、皮帶、或靴子上。Used as a noun for the material當名詞指材料 'a bag made of snakeskin'像'a bag made of snakeskin'蛇皮做的包 and, very often, right in front of another noun to describe a thing而且很常放在另一個名詞前面形容東西 snakeskin boots, a snakeskin jacket像snakeskin boots蛇紋靴、a snakeskin jacket蛇紋外套。

Here is the part learners miss: it very frequently means "looking like snakeskin" rather than actually being it, because the pattern — small scales, repeating diamonds — is printed on ordinary leather, plastic, or cloth. So snakeskin shoes in a shop window are usually not from a snake at all.

Here is the part learners miss這是學習者常漏掉的地方 it very frequently means 'looking like snakeskin' rather than actually being it它很常是指'看起來像蛇皮'而不是真的是蛇皮 because the pattern — small scales, repeating diamonds — is printed on ordinary leather, plastic, or cloth因為那個花紋——小鱗片、重複的菱形——是印在普通皮革、塑膠、或布料上的。So snakeskin shoes in a shop window所以櫥窗裡的snakeskin鞋 are usually not from a snake at all通常根本不是來自蛇。

The look carries a strong flavour in English: showy, expensive, a bit dangerous, slightly old-fashioned glamour — rock singers, gangsters in films, 1970s fashion. So calling clothes snakeskin says something about style, not just material.

The look carries a strong flavour in English這種外觀在英文裡帶著強烈的味道 showy, expensive, a bit dangerous, slightly old-fashioned glamour浮誇、昂貴、有點危險、帶點復古的魅力 rock singers, gangsters in films, 1970s fashion像搖滾歌手、電影裡的黑幫、1970年代的時尚。So calling clothes snakeskin所以把衣服叫做snakeskin says something about style, not just material講的是風格，不只是材質。

There is a second, everyday meaning too: the dry empty skin a snake leaves behind when it grows, which children find in the grass. For that, people also say a shed skin or a snake skin as two words.

There is a second, everyday meaning too還有第二個、日常的意思 the dry empty skin a snake leaves behind when it grows是蛇長大時脫下的乾燥空皮 which children find in the grass小孩會在草叢裡發現的那種。For that針對這個意思 people also say a shed skin or a snake skin as two words人們也會說a shed skin脫下的皮，或分開寫成兩個字的a snake skin。