handkerchief: [16] Handkerchief is a compound formed from hand and the now obsolete kerchief ‘cloth for covering the head’ [13] (what in modern English would be called a head-scarf). This was acquired via Anglo-Norman courchef from Old French couvrechef, a compound of couvrir ‘cover’ and chief ‘head’. The colloquial abbreviation hanky is first recorded in the 1890s. => chef, chief, cover, hand, kerchief
handkerchief (n.)
1520s, from hand + kerchief, originally "cloth for covering the head," but since Middle English used generally as "piece of cloth used about the person." A curious confluence of words for "hand" and "head." By-form handkercher was in use 16c.-19c. A dropped handkerchief as a token of flirtation or courtship is attested by mid-18c.
中文解释
手帕 handkerchief 汗可去（可以擦去汗水）
实用例句
1. She balled the handkerchief up and threw it at his feet.
她把手绢揉成一团，丢在了他的脚边。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to him.
他从口袋里掏出手绢递给他。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.
他掏出一块手帕，擤了擤鼻子。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.
布莱克把手绢包在话筒上，以使自己的声音听起来模糊不清。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
