Dracula sneeze

短语

对著胳膊打喷嚏

词形变化

Dracula sneezes 复数 Dracula sneezes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sneeze directed into the crook of one's elbow so as to help prevent the spread of germs.

    对著胳膊打喷嚏

    对着胳膊打喷嚏

    非正式

    Regarding prevention, the school has begun encouraging sick community members to use the “Dracula sneeze,” sneezing into their elbows to avoid getting germs on their hands and then onto doorknobs and plumbing fixtures.

词源

From a likening of the positioning of the arm during such a sneeze to stereotypical depictions of the fictional vampire Dracula holding one side of his cape over his face, specifically from Bela Lugosi in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) and Tom Mason (double for Lugosi) in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959).

来源：wiktionary