wig

英 [w?g] 美[w?ɡ]

近義詞toupee

TEM4CET6+GRE中低頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?wigs;

1. bigwig (要人，名人) => wig.
2. 因?yàn)橥鶐Ъ侔l(fā)的或者帶的假發(fā)越多的都是貴族、有身份、有地位的人、要人。
3. 而 wig 卻是 periwig 的縮略形式。

wig 假發(fā)

縮寫自periwig.

wig: wig: [17] Wig is short for periwig [16], which in turn is an alteration of perwike, a now defunct variant of peruke [16]; and peruke came via French perruque from Italian perrucca, a word of unknown origin. Wigging ‘scolding’, first recorded at the beginning of the 19th century, may have been inspired by the notion of being told off by a bigwig [18], etymologically a ‘highranking bewigged dignitary’.
=> periwig, peruke
wig (n.): 1670s, shortened form of periwig. Meaning "person who wears a wig (professionally)" is from 1828.
wig (v.): 1826, "supply with a wig," from wig (n.). The meaning "to behave hysterically" (usually with out) is attested from 1955, perhaps from notion in flip one's wig. Compare dash my wig!, a former mild imprecation (1797), also wigs on the green (1856), Irish colloquial for "a fight or rumble" (because wigs are likely to get detached from owners in such an event). The verb also had a colloquial sense of "scold severely," attested by 1829, perhaps related to these. Related: Wigged; wigging.

1. She wore a powdered wig, as was the fashion of the day.: 她戴著當(dāng)時(shí)流行的撲粉假發(fā).

3. The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.: 那個(gè)女演員戴一頂黑色假發(fā)罩住自己的金黃色頭發(fā).

4. The judge wore a wig and all the trappings of his position.: 法官戴了假發(fā)和全套代表他那個(gè)地位的服飾.