來自英國 19 世紀小說家 George du Maurier 的小說《Trilby》中的女主角或女英雄 Trilby,巴黎 模特，迷倒萬千男子，后被搬上舞臺劇，因其常戴一頂這樣的帽子而引申詞義軟氈帽，后出 現(xiàn)男款帽子。
英文詞源
trilby
trilby: [19] The word trilby commemorates the name of Trilby O’Ferrall, the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby 1894. She was an artist’s model in Paris who fell under the spell of Svengali. In the stage version of the book the character Trilby wore a soft felt hat with an indented top, and the style soon became fashionable. The novel also dwells on the erotic qualities of Trilby’s feet, and for a while in the early 20th century trilbies was used as a slang term for ‘feet’.
trilby (n.)
type of hat, 1897, from name of Trilby O'Ferrall, eponymous heroine of the novel by George du Maurier (1834-1896), published in 1894. In the stage version of the novel, the character wore this type of soft felt hat. In plural, also slang for "feet" (1895), in reference to the eroticism attached in the novel to the heroine's bare feet. Related: Trilbies.
雙語例句
1. The star a greying overgrown beard with his hair looking scruffyand unkempt a cream trilby hat.