topper

上飾り、上敷き

何かの上に置く物や重ねる層。

やさしい英語で： An object or layer placed on top of something.

• The cake topper is a little bear.
• We bought a soft mattress topper.
• She placed a star-shaped topper on the tree.

よく使う表現： cake topper, mattress topper, tree topper

とどめのジョーク、上を行く冗談

それまでのものより面白い、または意外な冗談や行動。

やさしい英語で： A joke or act that is even better or more surprising than the ones before it.

• His final joke was a topper.
• The comedian saved her topper for the end.
• Each prank was a topper, more outrageous than the last.

よく使う表現： final topper, comic topper, a topper

シルクハット

主に男性が正式な場でかぶる、背が高くて頂部が平らな帽子。

やさしい英語で： A tall hat with a flat top, usually worn by men for formal events.

• He wore a black topper.
• The gentleman lifted his topper to greet her.
• His silk topper matched his formal coat.

類義語： top hat

よく使う表現： silk topper, black topper

ショートジャケット

女性や子どもがほかの服の上に着る、丈の短いジャケット。

やさしい英語で： A short jacket worn over other clothes by a woman or child.

• She wore a wool topper.
• The child’s topper hung beside the door.
• A short topper completed her spring outfit.

類義語： short jacket

よく使う表現： wool topper, short topper