tresses

tresses

['trɛsɪz]

n. 女子的長發；長而未束的女人頭發（tress的復數形式）
　　v. 把（頭發）梳理成綹（tress的第三人稱單數形式）

中文詞源：

tresses 發辮，卷發，長發

來自古法語 tresse,辮子，發辮，可能來自希臘語 trichia,繩子，辮子，來自 thrix,頭發，詞源 同 trichology,trichotillomania.該希臘詞可能相關於或來自 trikha,三層，三卷，詞源同 three.-es, 表復數。該詞多見於詩意的語言，指女性優美的長頭發。

例句：

1. She is combing her dark tresses.
她正在梳理她那黑發.

2. Their hair was separated into a great number of little tresses.
他們的頭發編成許多小辮兒.

3. Lastly she arrived at the tresses and felt a qualm of disgust.
最後,她看到提到頭發的那一句,心裡覺得一陣惡心.

4. All her beautiful tresses have been sheared / shorn off.
她那長長的秀發都給剪掉瞭.

5. Hester next gathered up the heavy tresses of her hair and confined them beneath her cap.
接著,海絲特挽起她濃密的發綹,用帽子罩瞭起來.