cape: There are two distinct words cape in English, but they may come from the same ultimate source. The earlier, ‘promontory, headland’ [14], comes via Old French cap and Provençal cap from Vulgar Latin *capo, a derivative of Latin caput ‘bead’. Cape ‘cloak’ [16] comes via French cape and Provençal capa from late Latin cappa ‘hood’, source of English cap; this too may be traceable back to Latin caput. (Other English descendants of caput include achieve, cadet, capital, captain, chapter, and chief; and cappa was also the precursor of chapel, chaperone, and cope). => achieve, cadet, capital, cappuccino, captain, chapel, chaperon, chapter, chief, escape
cape (n.1)
garment, late Old English capa, cæppe, from Late Latin cappa "hooded cloak" (see cap (n.)). The modern word and meaning ("sleeveless cloak") are a mid-16c. reborrowing from French cape, from Spanish, in reference to a Spanish style.
cape (n.2)
"promontory," late 14c., from Middle French cap "cape; head," from Latin caput "headland, head" (see capitulum). The Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa has been the Cape since 1660s. Sailors called low cloud banks that could be mistaken for landforms on the horizon Cape fly-away (1769).
中文解释
cape：盖铺。盖在身上的——披肩，短斗篷；cap帽子，头，像头一样从海里伸出的东西——海角。
实用例句
1. A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.
今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。
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2. The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。
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3. Their first port of call will be Cape Town.
他们的第一个停靠港将是开普敦。
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4. When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
客轮到达开普敦时，我们暂时分别。
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5. Discovery's takeoff this morning from Cape Canaveral was flawless.
