单词 | manicure |
释义 | manicure (once / 6241 pages) nv When you get a manicure, your fingernails get filed and shaped and possibly painted red. You might get a manicure at a spa or salon as a way to pamper yourself. You can pay a professional to give you a manicure, or you can do a manicure at home with a nail file and a bottle of nail polish. Some people get manicures for fun and relaxation, while others don't feel well dressed without the perfect nails that a manicure provides. In French the word manicure means "care of the hands," and it comes from the Latin word for "hand," manus. WORD FAMILYmanicure: manicured, manicures, manicuring, manicurist+/manicurist: manicurists USAGE EXAMPLESMy left hand dictates the steering wheel, while my right hand is clasped to Becca’s manicured fingers. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) Manicures or hair blowouts—at least a month’s worth—from their favorite salons. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) And they get to let their manicures and pedicures dry on a patio while enjoying an aloe-based punch spiced with turmeric. Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1n professional care for the hands and fingernails Hyper beauty treatment enhancement of someone's personal beauty aid, attention, care, tendingthe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something 2v trim carefully and neatly manicure fingernails Hyper cut separate with or as if with an instrument 3v care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. Hyper groom, neaten care for one's external appearance |
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