hair
/ˈhɛr/KK
/ˈhɛɹ/IPA
變化形
hairs
1.
頭髮；毛髮
長在人的頭部或身體、以及動物皮膚上的細絲狀物質；指整體時通常不可數。
用法：說「她有很長的頭髮」用「She has long hair」，不說「long hairs」。但「我在湯裡發現一根頭髮」要用「a hair」。
My sister washes her hair every morning before school.
我姊姊每天早上上學前洗頭。
There was a hair in my bowl of noodle soup.
我的湯麵碗裡有一根頭髮。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
2.
一絲；極小的距離或差異
用來表示極微小的程度、距離或差別，常見於固定說法中。
用法：「by a hair」表示以極小差距；「not a hair」表示絲毫不、完全沒有。
Even after the long bus ride, not a hair on his head was out of place.
即使坐了很久的公車，他的頭髮仍一絲不亂。
Our team won the race by a hair.
我們隊只以一點點的差距贏得比賽。
常見錯誤
She has long hairs.
She has long hair.
I cut my hair by myself yesterday.
I had my hair cut yesterday.／I cut my own hair yesterday.
Her hair is very many.
She has a lot of hair.／Her hair is very thick.
I found hair in my soup.
I found a hair in my soup.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「do your hair」是整理、造型頭髮，不只是洗頭或剪頭髮。
・「hair」可指人或動物的毛髮；但動物厚而柔軟的皮毛通常說「fur」。
・「get your hair cut」和「have your hair cut」都可表示去剪頭髮。