chandelier

英语

复杂的吊灯

两个便携式框架

词源

源自法语 chandelier，来自拉丁语 candelabrum，来自candela (“蜡烛”)。candelabrum 的同源对似词，参见candle。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助): /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US)：

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• 韵部：-ɪə(ɹ)

名词

chandelier (复数 chandeliers)

1. 吊灯
   • 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi

     She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?

2. (auction) 用于提高拍卖价格的虚构竞标者

   近义词：wall

   • 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.

     A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.

3. (弃用，军事) 用于支持临时木栅栏的便携式框架
   • 1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37. [1]

     Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.

   • 1994, Todd A. Shallat, Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Texas Press, p. 32.

     Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").

4. (外科学) 用于眼睛手术的内照射器

衍生词

• chandelier bid
• chandelier bidding
• chandelier earring
• chandelier exit
• chandelier stop
• not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

 

相关词

• candela
• candelabrum
• candid
• candidate
• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick

• chandler
• chandlery
• electrolier
• lustre

延伸阅读

• “chandelier”，Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary，Springfield, Mass.：G. & C. Merriam，1913年，OCLC 800618302
• “chandelier”，The Century Dictionary […]，New York, N.Y.：The Century Co.，1911，OCLC 867766587

法语

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助): /ʃɑ̃.də.lje/

词源1

来自拉丁语 candēlābrum，和后缀变化。candélabre 的同源对似词。

名词

chandelier m (复数 chandeliers)

1. 烛台
2. 吊灯

相关词

• chandelle

词源2

chandelle +‎ -ier或来自中世纪拉丁语 candelārius。对照加泰罗尼亚语 candeler、意大利语 candelaio、西班牙语 candelero。

名词

chandelier m (复数 chandeliers)

1. 制造或贩卖蜡烛的人

延伸阅读

• 查看“chandelier”在 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé [法语数字化宝典] 中的释义。

西班牙语

名词

chandelier m (复数 chandelieres)

1. 吊灯