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；披风；短斗篷 a bullfighter’s cape 斗牛士的披风 He strode out of the room, his black cape flowing behind him. 他大步走出房间，黑色斗篷在身后飘动。 Superman's cape 超人的披风
- (abbreviation C.)
(often in place names 常用于地名 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’.