单词 | tattoo |
释义 | tattoo 1. n.   1. an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters.   2. an elaboration of this with music and marching, presented as an entertainment.   3. a rhythmic tapping or drumming. Etymology: 17th-c. tap-too f. Du. taptoe, lit. 'close the tap' (of the cask) 2. v. & n. --vtr. (tattoos, tattooed)   1. mark (the skin) with an indelible design by puncturing it and inserting pigment.   2. make (a design) in this way. --n a design made by tattooing. Derivatives tattooer n. tattooist n. Etymology: Polynesian |
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