netsuke

n. 悬锤, 坠子

发音

US /nɛtˈsu.ki/
US /nɛtˈsu.keɪ/
US /ˈnɛt.skeɪ/
US /ˈnɛt.ski/

词形变化

netsukes 复数 netsukes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

    根付

词源

From Japanese 根付 (netsuke). Literally 根 (ne, “root”) + 付け (tsuke, “attach”).

来源:wiktionary