tutu
tutu — noun
- tutusingular
- tutusplural
1. a stiff, short performance skirt built from many thin fabric layers that ballet
a stiff, short performance skirt built from many thin fabric layers that ballet dancers wear on stage
Ananya spent the whole afternoon sewing layers of tulle to repair her daughter's costume tutu.
collocation: costume tutu / sewing tutu
Yuki's pink tutu fluttered as she spun across the wooden floor of the studio.
typical verb collocations: flutter, spin
A museum display showed a white tutu that a Russian ballerina wore in the 1950s.
Nora pulled on her tutu and checked her pointe shoes before the curtain rose.
- ballet skirt
the general term; tutu specifically refers to the layered stiff skirt, while ballet skirt can describe any skirt worn for dance
- practice skirt
a simpler, softer skirt worn for rehearsals rather than performances
tutu — proper noun
1. a South African Anglican archbishop and human-rights activist who received the N
a South African Anglican archbishop and human-rights activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his non-violent fight against the apartheid system
Desmond Tutu led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that healed South Africa after apartheid ended.
collocation: led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
In his speeches, Archbishop Desmond Tutu called for peace and justice even when facing danger.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu marched alongside activists demanding an end to apartheid in South Africa.
After he died in 2021, the world remembered Desmond Tutu for his message of forgiveness.
- Archbishop Tutu
honorific title used in formal or respectful references
用法筆記
Always capitalised as a proper name. Refer to the person as 'Archbishop Desmond Tutu' on first mention in formal writing.