tonsure

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈtɑn.ʃɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ritual shaving of this kind.
  2. The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
动词 v.
  1. To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation. transitive

词形变化

tonsures present,singular,third-person tonsuring participle,present tonsured participle,past tonsured past tonsures plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
词源 2
From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
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