pendant
pendant — noun
1. a small decorative piece worn on a neck chain, or the part that dangles from the
a small decorative piece worn on a neck chain, or the part that dangles from the chain itself.
Maya wore a silver pendant shaped like a moon at dinner tonight.
wear a pendant; material + shape
A tiny jade pendant swung against Leo's shirt as he ran downstairs.
Grandma gave Nina a heart pendant on her eighteenth birthday.
The shop window displayed a gold pendant beside matching earrings.
Carlos found the lost pendant under the hotel bed after checkout.
文法句型
wear a pendant
pendant on a chain
用法筆記
Often used for the hanging piece itself, but some speakers also use it for the whole necklace. If you need to be precise, name the chain or necklace separately.
常見錯誤
2. a light fitting attached to the ceiling by a cord, chain, or rod so that it hang
a light fitting attached to the ceiling by a cord, chain, or rod so that it hangs down into the room.
A black pendant hung above the kitchen table in the new flat.
room object hanging from the ceiling
The cafe replaced its old bulbs with three copper pendant lights.
collocation: pendant light
Warm light from the pendant fell across the open cookbook.
An electrician lowered the pendant before changing the cracked glass shade.
Two white pendants lined the hotel bar like upside-down bowls.
- pendant light
the full everyday term; clearer than 'pendant' on its own.
- hanging lamp
broader; can include many suspended lights, not just this design term.
- chandelier
usually larger and more decorative, often with several arms or bulbs.
文法句型
pendant light
pendant over + table / bar
用法筆記
Common in home and shop design, often in the compound 'pendant light'. Unlike sense 1, this pendant is part of a room, not something you wear.
常見錯誤
pendant — adjective
1. formal: hanging down from a point above instead of being supported from below.
formal: hanging down from a point above instead of being supported from below.
Long pendant branches touched the water beside the stone bridge.
formal attributive use: pendant + noun
The museum showed a robe with pendant silk cords at the front.
In the old poem, pendant leaves hid the narrow gate.
A pendant chain held the small bell above the temple door.
文法句型
pendant + noun
用法筆記
Mostly found before a noun in literary, historical, or technical writing. Everyday English usually prefers 'hanging', so 'pendant branches' sounds much more formal than 'hanging branches'.