nape

/neɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /neɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnāp ˈnap/ (ame, mw)

nape — noun

  • napesingular
  • napesplural

1. the part at the rear of your neck, just below the hairline

1.名詞B2
釋義

the part at the rear of your neck, just below the hairline

例句

The barber brushed loose hair from Omar's nape before removing the cape.

collocation: brush hair from [one's] nape

A cold breeze touched Mira's nape when she stepped onto the ferry deck.

physical sensation: breeze on [one's] nape

同義詞
  • neck

    a broader everyday word for the whole outside area between the head and shoulders

  • scruff

    an informal word for the skin at the back of the neck, often in talk about animals or rough handling

用法筆記

This word usually appears when people talk about hair, touch, pain, sweat, or bites on the back part of the neck. In less specific everyday speech, many people simply say back of the neck instead of nape.

常見錯誤

❌The sun burned the back nape of my neck.
✅The sun burned my nape.
💡Nape already means the back part of the neck, so adding 'back' repeats the idea.