toupee
/ˈtuːpeɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [tˌupˈe] /tuːˈpeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · [tˌupˈe] /tü-ˈpā How to pronounce toupee (audio)/ (ame, mw)
toupee — 名詞
1. A small covering made from artificial hair that a man places on his head to hide
假髮片
男用局部假髮，遮禿頭
A small covering made from artificial hair that a man places on his head to hide a spot where he has gone bald.
Otis wore a toupee to hide the shiny bald spot on his head.
Otis 戴了一頂假髮片，遮住頭上那塊光禿禿的地方。
wear + a toupee + to cover [area of baldness]
A gust of wind lifted Ravindra's toupee and sent it tumbling across the grass.
一陣風吹起 Ravindra 的假髮片，讓它在草地上翻滾。
humorous scenario: toupee blown off by wind
The toupee looked so lifelike that nobody at the party guessed Bao was wearing one.
那頂假髮片看起來非常逼真，派對上沒有人猜到 Bao 戴了假髮。
Every morning, Madison's grandfather carefully combed his toupee before heading out to the café.
每天早上，Madison 的祖父都會仔細梳理好他的假髮片，才出門去咖啡館。
The old toupee had turned an odd shade of orange after years in the sun.
那頂舊假髮片在陽光下曬了多年，已經變成奇怪的橘色了。
- wig
Covers the whole head, not just a bald area; toupee is a specific type of wig
- hairpiece
A broader term that includes both toupees and other artificial hair additions
- hair system
A modern, euphemistic term often used in marketing; less common in everyday speech
文法句型
wear + a toupee
someone's + toupee
用法筆記
A toupee is different from a wig — a wig covers the entire head, whereas a toupee covers only a bald area. The term is sometimes used humorously or with mild embarrassment.