handkerchief

英 [ˈhæŋ.kə.tʃiːf]      美 [ˈhæŋ.kɚ.tʃiːf]
  • n. 手帕;头巾,围巾
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手帕 handkerchief 汗可去(可以擦去汗水)
handkerchief 手帕

hand,手,kerchief,头巾,围巾。引申词义手帕。

handkerchief
handkerchief: [16] Handkerchief is a compound formed from hand and the now obsolete kerchief ‘cloth for covering the head’ [13] (what in modern English would be called a head-scarf). This was acquired via Anglo-Norman courchef from Old French couvrechef, a compound of couvrir ‘cover’ and chief ‘head’. The colloquial abbreviation hanky is first recorded in the 1890s.
=> chef, chief, cover, hand, kerchief
handkerchief (n.)
1520s, from hand + kerchief, originally "cloth for covering the head," but since Middle English used generally as "piece of cloth used about the person." A curious confluence of words for "hand" and "head." By-form handkercher was in use 16c.-19c. A dropped handkerchief as a token of flirtation or courtship is attested by mid-18c.
1. She balled the handkerchief up and threw it at his feet.
她把手绢揉成一团,丢在了他的脚边。
2. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to him.
他从口袋里掏出手绢递给他。
3. He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.
他掏出一块手帕,擤了擤鼻子。
4. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.
布莱克把手绢包在话筒上,以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。
5. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
汤姆试图用手帕来止血。