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Chandelier French Candlestick `ʃændi'liə N.枝形吊灯(烛台 英 N.枝形吊灯(烛台)(A Lighting

单词 chandelier
音标 [`ʃændi'liə]
解释 n.枝形吊灯(烛台)
红宝书 【英】 n.枝形吊灯(烛台)(a lighting fixture)
【记】 chandel=candle(蜡烛 )+ier→烛台
【同】 同根词:chandler(蜡 烛商人)
字源 chandelier (n.)
late 14c., chaundeler "candlestick, chandelier," from Old French chandelier (n.1), 12c., earlier chandelabre "candlestick, candelabrum" (10c.), from Latin candelabrum, from candela "candle" (see candle). Re-spelled mid-18c. in French fashion; during 17c. the French spelling referred to a military device.
不择手段背单词 n. 枝形吊灯(一种装饰性的照明装置, 装有一灯泡或蜡烛)
【记】chandel = candle(n 蜡烛)-烛台
【参】chandler(n 杂货零售商, 蜡烛制造者)
趣味全助记 【记】candle + lie 蜡烛位于的地方

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