单词 | cape |
释义 | cape 1. n.   1. a sleeveless cloak.   2. a short sleeveless cloak as a fixed or detachable part of a longer cloak or coat. Etymology: F f. Prov. capa f. LL cappa CAP 2. n.   1. a headland or promontory.   2. (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province containing it. Phrases and idioms Cape Coloured adj. S.Afr. of the Coloured (see COLOURED 2) population of Cape Province. --n a member of this population. Cape doctor S.Afr. colloq. a strong SE wind. Cape Dutch archaic Afrikaans. Cape gooseberry   1. an edible soft roundish yellow berry enclosed in a lantern-like husk.   2. the plant, Physalis peruviana, bearing these. Etymology: ME f. OF cap f. Prov. cap ult. f. L caput head |
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