1836, from French carapace "tortoise shell" (18c.), from Spanish carapacho or Portuguese carapaça, which is of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from Latin capa (see cape (n.1)).
实用例句
1. The arrogance became his protective carapace.
这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He tickled gently at its glossy carapace,but the stubborn beetle would not budge.
他轻轻地搔着甲虫光滑的壳，但这只固执的甲虫就是不动。
来自辞典例句
3. The tortoise pulled its head into his carapace.
乌龟把头缩进它的壳里。
来自辞典例句
4. Main compositions Sour orange , tuckahoe, carapace element, fat - removing saponin etc.
