• n. 頸背；項(xiàng)

詞源不詳。

nape (n.)

"back of the neck," c. 1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French hanap "a goblet," in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull. "The entire absence of forms with initial k makes it difficult to connect the word with the apparently synonymous OFris (hals) knap [OED].

1. Her hair was cut short at the nape of her neck.

她脖子后面的頭發(fā)剪得很短。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Her long fair hair was fastened at the nape of her neck by an elastic band.

她用皮筋將金色長(zhǎng)發(fā)扎在腦后。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. It makes the hairs at the nape of the neck bristle.

這使人毛骨悚然。

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. He kissed her on the nape of her neck.

他親吻她的頸背.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. She tied her long hair in a bow at the nape of her neck.

她將長(zhǎng)發(fā)在頸背處扎成一個(gè)蝴蝶結(jié).

來(lái)自辭典例句