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Cravat N Neckerchief French Cravate Krə'Væt N.领巾,领结 英

单词 cravat
音标 [krə'væt]
解释 n.领巾,领结
红宝书 【英】 n. 领巾,领结 (a neckerchief or scarf)
【记】 源自克罗地亚人(Croa tian)所戴的一种绕脖 子的领带
字源 cravat (n.)
1650s, from French cravate (17c.), from Cravate "Croatian," from German Krabate, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvat "a Croat" (see Croat). Cravats came into fashion 1650s in imitation of linen scarves worn by Croatian mercenaries in the French army in the Thirty Years War.
不择手段背单词 n. 领带; 领结; 围巾 = neckerchief = scarf
【源】在法国军中服役的克罗地亚(Croatian)雇佣军所佩带的领带
【记】请大家把cravat中间的V看成脖领子, 再联想到领带.
趣味全助记 【记】crave at 渴望要一条领巾

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