candelabrum
名词 n.
英 /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/
美 /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/|/ˌkæn.dl̩ˈæ.bɹəm/
英文释义
名词 n.
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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
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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