tutu
tutu — 名詞
- tutusingular
- tutusplural
1. a stiff, short performance skirt built from many thin fabric layers that ballet
芭蕾舞裙
芭蕾舞者穿的層疊短紗裙
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.
Ananya 花了一整個下午縫製薄紗層,修補女兒的表演芭蕾舞裙。
collocation: costume tutu / sewing tutu
Yuki's pink tutu fluttered as she spun across the wooden floor of the studio.
Yuki 的粉紅色芭蕾舞裙在她旋轉越過舞蹈教室的木地板時輕輕飄起。
typical verb collocations: flutter, spin
A museum display showed a white tutu that a Russian ballerina wore in the 1950s.
博物館的展櫃裡展示了一件白色芭蕾舞裙,是一位俄羅斯芭蕾舞者於 1950 年代穿過的。
Nora pulled on her tutu and checked her pointe shoes before the curtain rose.
Nora 穿上芭蕾舞裙,檢查硬鞋,隨後布幕升起。
- 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 — 專有名詞
1. a South African Anglican archbishop and human-rights activist who received the N
圖圖大主教
南非聖公會大主教,諾貝爾和平獎得主
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.
Desmond Tutu 領導了真相與和解委員會,協助南非在種族隔離制度結束後邁向癒合。
collocation: led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
In his speeches, Archbishop Desmond Tutu called for peace and justice even when facing danger.
Desmond Tutu 大主教在演講中呼籲和平與正義,即使面對危險也不退縮。
Archbishop Desmond Tutu marched alongside activists demanding an end to apartheid in South Africa.
Desmond Tutu 大主教與社運人士一同遊行,要求終結南非的種族隔離制度。
After he died in 2021, the world remembered Desmond Tutu for his message of forgiveness.
2021 年逝世後,世人緬懷 Desmond Tutu 所傳遞的寬恕訊息。
- 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.