nape

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The back part of the neck.
    — He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.
  2. A tablecloth. obsolete
  3. Napalm. slang,uncountable
    — RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.
  4. The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
动词 v.
  1. To bombard with napalm. slang,transitive

词形变化

napes plural napes plural napes present,singular,third-person naping participle,present naped participle,past naped past

词汇关系

近义词
nucha nuchal scruff scruff of the neck withers
衍生词
yellownape
相关词
hindneck

词源

词源 1
From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.
词源 2
From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron. Doublet of map, mop, and nappe.
词源 3
Short for napalm.
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