
好词典

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)。
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。)
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。)