nape(名词):颈后部,后颈,指头颅底部与脖子后侧连接的那一块区域(常说 the nape of the neck)。
/neɪp/
She wore her hair up, exposing the nape of her neck.
她把头发盘起来,露出了后颈。
A cold breeze touched the nape of his neck, and he suddenly felt someone was watching him.
一阵冷风拂过他的后颈,他突然觉得有人在盯着他。
nape 来自古英语 hnæp,原意与“后颈、颈背”相关;后来词形逐渐简化为 nape。它在现代英语里仍主要用于描述人体的后颈部位,常出现在细节描写(如动作、触感、紧张氛围)中。