英语单词band来自英国人的本族语,和动词bind(捆绑)同源,本意是“布条、捆绑之物”,比如:She always ties her hair back in a band. 她总是用一条带子把头发扎在后面。All babies in the hospital
have name bands on their wrists.医院里所有新生儿手腕上都套着写有名字的手箍。
band可以表示各种带状物,比如:a white plate with a blue band around the edge(带蓝边的白盘子)。