c. 1300, "stumps of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping," from Old French estuble "stubble" (Modern French éteule), from Vulgar Latin stupla, reduced form of Latin stipula "stalk, straw" (see stipule). Applied from 1590s to bristles on a man's unshaven face.
例文
1. There he stood:hair in wild tangles,dark stubble shadowing his chin.
彼はそこに立って、髪が乱れて、あごに黒いひげが生えていた。
2.His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.