shoelace(n.):鞋带,用来系紧鞋子并固定脚部的带子或绳子。(也可指类似用途的细带/绳)
/ˈʃuː.leɪs/
My shoelace came undone while I was running.
我跑步时鞋带松开了。
Before the interview, she knelt down to tighten her shoelaces, trying to look as neat and confident as possible.
面试前,她跪下把鞋带系紧,尽量让自己看起来整洁又自信。
由 shoe(鞋)+ lace(系带、饰带)构成的复合词;其中 lace 源自中古法语 las(“绳带、系带”)一类词形,后来在英语中发展出“鞋带/系带”的常见含义。