nape

• n. 首の後ろ; アイテム

語源は不明。

nape (n.)

"back of the neck," c. 1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French hanap "a goblet," in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull. "The entire absence of forms with initial k makes it difficult to connect the word with the apparently synonymous OFris (hals) knap [OED].

1. Her hair was cut short at the nape of her neck.

彼女は首の後ろの髪を短く切った。

2.Her long fair hair was fastened at the nape of her neck by an elastic band.

彼女は金の長い髪をゴムで頭の後ろにくくった。

3.It makes the hairs at the nape of the neck bristle.

これは人をぞっとさせる。

4.He kissed her on the nape of her neck.

彼は彼女の首の背中にキスした。

5.She tied her long hair in a bow at the nape of her neck.

彼女は長い髪を首の背に蝶結びにした。