head-scratcher

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈhɛdˌskɹæt͡ʃɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something particularly puzzling or confusing. figuratively,informal
    — Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher
  2. A device used to scratch the head. literally
    — Her aunt's husband or her grandfather brings a head scratcher. "If the maid scratched her hair or body with her fingers during these days of observance, her hair would fall out."

词形变化

head-scratchers plural head scratcher alternative headscratcher alternative

词源

From head + scratcher. Literal sense from 1873, figurative from 1971.
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