| 单词 | toupee |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tu:pei] |
| 解释 | n.男用假发 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.男用假发 (a wig or section of hair worm to cover a bald spot) 【考】 denture : teeth / toupee : hair(假牙是假的牙齿/假 发是假的发) 【例】 Does he wear a toupee? |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 男用假发 【记】读: 秃配, 秃头佩戴的东西－假发 【类】denture: teeth = toupee: hair假牙是假的牙齿 = 假发是假的发 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：秃皮，秃头皮，所以要用假发；音：头皮，头披 |
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