- 1nB1
/ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/ · /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/
a small square piece of cloth that you carry with you and use to dry or clean your nose or your eyes.
手帕
複數 handkerchiefs
核心畫面
A small square of cloth you keep in a pocket or bag, ready to wipe your nose or your eyes. Not a tissue you throw away — a piece of cloth that belongs to you and gets washed and used again.
可以想成一塊隨身摺好放在口袋或包包裡的小方巾，需要的時候拿出來擤鼻涕、擦眼淚。跟用完就丟的面紙不同，它是屬於你的一塊…更多收起
可以想成一塊隨身摺好放在口袋或包包裡的小方巾，需要的時候拿出來擤鼻涕、擦眼淚。跟用完就丟的面紙不同，它是屬於你的一塊布，洗過還會再用；也因為這樣，遞一條 handkerchief 給正在哭的人，本身就是個帶著親近感的動作。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
handkerchiefnoun/ˈhæŋkəːt͡ʃɪf/
- 1
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
- He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
- Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
- 2
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。