forehead
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 额,前额,前部
构词拆分
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 forhed
- 继承自 ←古英语 forehēafod
- 继承自 ←原始西日耳曼语 *forēhaubid
原始词根
词源说明
From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- (uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
- The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
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