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.
