tunic
发音
How to pronounce tunic in British English:
英 [ˈtju:nɪk]
How to pronounce tunic in American English:
美 [ˈtunɪk]
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- Noun:
- an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
- any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
单词词源
- tunic (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French tunique (12c.) or directly from Latin tunica "undergarment worn by either sex" (source of Spanish tunica, Italian tonica, Old English tunece, Old High German tunihha), probably from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew kuttoneth "coat," Aramaic kittuna). Also see chitin.
双语例句
- 1. He saw a man in a tattered tunic and a ragged beard .
- 2. Europa : " no ! That 's not what I said . I was wearing a tunic -- "
- 3. Black designer long tunic with stylish zari work .
- 4. The girl wore a girdle around her gym tunic .
- 5. Winston sprang to attention in front of the telescreen , upon which the image of a youngish woman , scrawny but muscular , dressed in tunic and gym-shoes , had already appeared .