candelabrum

名词 n.
/kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/    /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/|/ˌkæn.dl̩ˈæ.bɹəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
    — The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]

词形变化

candelabra plural candelabrums plural,rare

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”).
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