| 释义 |
pate
I. \ˈpāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English
: the head or part of the head of a person:
a. : the top or crown of the head
b. : the head as containing the brain
c. : brain, brains — used chiefly disparagingly
< the nunnish pate bald as an ant's egg — William Sansom >
II. noun
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Etymology: perhaps from pate (I); from the white spot on the head
dialect England : badger |