a loose outer piece of clothing that has no sleeves (= parts covering the arms), fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders, like a cloak but shorter 披肩；披風；短鬥篷 a bullfighter’s cape 鬥牛士的披風 He strode out of the room, his black cape flowing behind him. 他大步走出房間，黑色鬥篷在身後飄動。 Superman's cape 超人的披風
- (abbreviation C.)
(often in place names 常用於地名 a piece of high land that sticks out into the sea 地角；岬角 Cape Horn 合恩角
Word Originsense 1 mid 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal capa, from late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head’.sense 2 late Middle English: from Old French cap, from Provençal, based on Latin caput ‘head’.