toupee
英 ['tu?pe?]
美[tu'pe]
- n. 假發(fā)；男子假發(fā)
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?toupees;
助記提示
1. 諧音“頭皮”。
中文詞源
toupee 男用遮禿假發(fā)
來自法語 toupet,前額，一綹頭發(fā)，來自古法語 top,前額，發(fā)髻，詞源同 top,頂部，頂端。后 過渡到現(xiàn)在的詞義。
英文詞源
- toupée
- toupée: see top
- toupee (n.)
- 1727, from French toupet "tuft of hair, forelock," diminutive formed from Old French top "tuft, forelock, topknot" (12c.), from Frankish *top or another Germanic source related to top (n.1) "highest point." Originally an artificial curl or lock on the top of the head; a style, not necessarily a compensation for baldness. In 18c., also sometimes used of a person who wears a toupee. Slang short form toup is recorded from 1959.
雙語例句
- 1. His toupee dropped off, revealing his bald head.
- 他的假發(fā)掉了，露出了光頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. When he grew bald he bought a toupee.
- 頭發(fā)掉了后,他買了一頂假發(fā).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. I'm surprized Hitler didn't round up the toupee people.
- 我挺奇怪為什么希特勒沒把流氓也圈到集中營(yíng)去.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. One more thing: While I was writing that last paragraph, the nurse straightened my toupee.
- 還有件事: 我寫最后一段的時(shí)候, 護(hù)士正了正我的假發(fā).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)