lanyard
/ˈlænjəd/noun
1- a rope used to secure or raise and lower something such as the shrouds and sails of a sailing ship or a flag on a flagpole（用于固定、升起或降下帆船遮布或帆的）收紧索, 绞收索, 张紧索; （旗杆上固定、升起或降下旗子的）升降索。
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- a cord passed round the neck, shoulder, or wrist for holding a knife, whistle, or similar object挂带, 系带。
词源
late Middle English lanyer, in the general sense 'a short length of rope or line for securing something'， from Old French laniere. The change in the ending in the 17th cent. was due to association with YARD1 .