/təˈtu:; US tæˈtu: ||;tæˈtu/noun [C] (plural tattoos) a picture or pattern that is marked permanently on sb's skin 文在身上的花纹或图形；文身 tattoo verb [T] (tattooing;tattooed) She had his name tattooed on her left hand. 她的左手上文着他的名字。