earring
earring — noun
1. a small item that people wear on their ears. Some earrings go through a small op
a small item that people wear on their ears. Some earrings go through a small opening in the ear, and others press onto the ear without an opening.
Leila wore small gold earrings to her friend's birthday party.
collocation: gold earrings / silver earrings
Ravi's new earring was a tiny silver hoop that caught the light.
collocation: hoop earring / stud earring
I lost one of my favourite earrings somewhere on the beach last summer.
Hana bought a pair of clip-on earrings because she did not have pierced ears.
- ear stud
a small earring that sits flat on the ear with a post through the ear
- hoop earring
an earring shaped like a circle or curved loop
- dangle earring
an earring that hangs down below the ear
- clip-on earring
an earring that attaches by pressing onto the ear, without needing a hole
用法筆記
Because people usually wear one earring on each ear, the plural form (earrings) is much more common than the singular. You can say a pair of earrings when referring to a matching set of two.