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hankey

UK //ˈhæŋki//US //ˈhæŋki//

词源

缩写自handkerchief(手帕),16世纪源自hand + kerchief(头巾),kerchief来自古法语couvrechief(盖头布)。

noun

❶ 指手帕或小方巾,通常用于擦汗或擦手,是handkerchief的缩写形式,常用于非正式场合。

“He wiped his forehead with a hankey.”

(他用一块手帕擦了擦额头。)

“She always carries a hankey in her pocket.”

(她口袋里总是带着一块手帕。)

同义词:handkerchief, kerchief, napkin

常见短语

pocket hankey — 指可以折叠放入口袋的小手帕,强调便携性。

“He offered his pocket hankey to the crying child.”

(他把口袋里的手帕递给哭泣的孩子。)