hand puppet

IPA/ˈhænd pʌpɪt/
IPA/ˈhænd pʌpɪt/

hand puppet — 名詞

1. a soft toy that you wear over your hand like a hollow glove, using your fingers

1.名詞B1
釋義

手偶

套在手上操作的人偶玩具

a soft toy that you wear over your hand like a hollow glove, using your fingers to move its head, arms, and mouth for plays, storytelling, or amusement

例句

The children giggled as the hand puppet wiggled its cloth ears and waved at them.

孩子們看到手偶抖動布耳朵向他們揮手，都咯咯笑了起來。

A librarian used a red-and-yellow hand puppet to teach the preschoolers about brushing their teeth.

一位圖書館員用紅黃相間的手偶教幼兒園小朋友如何刷牙。

used to teach children through play

常見搭配
  • put on a hand puppet
  • operate a hand puppet
  • make / sew a hand puppet
  • control a hand puppet
  • hand puppet show
  • hand puppet theatre
同義詞
  • glove puppet

    common British English alternative for the same object

  • sock puppet

    a simple hand puppet made from a sock, often improvised

反義詞
  • marionette

    a puppet controlled by strings from above, not worn on the hand

  • string puppet

    same as marionette; moved by pulling attached strings

用法筆記

A hand puppet is sometimes called a glove puppet, especially in British English. Unlike a marionette, which is controlled by strings from above, a hand puppet is worn on the hand.

常見錯誤

I put my hand in the hand puppet.
I put on the hand puppet.
You wear or put on a hand puppet like a piece of clothing, not insert your hand into it.
A hand puppet uses strings to move.
A hand puppet is moved by your fingers inside its body.
Hand puppets have no strings; that is a marionette.

同根字

  • puppeteer
    名詞B2
  • puppetry
    名詞C1
  • puppet
    名詞B1
  • glove puppet
    名詞B2
  • sock puppet
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • hand puppet show
  • hand puppet theatre
  • put on a hand puppet