首页英语词典lorgnettelorgnette的意思

lorgnette

英[lɔː'njet] 美[lɔr'njɛt]
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  • n. 长柄眼镜;长柄望远镜

中文词源


lorgnette 长柄眼睛

一种单把手的眼睛,用于歌剧或戏剧等的道具。来自法语lorgne,斜瞟,斜视,词源可能同leer,lour.-ette,小词后缀。

英文词源


lorgnette (n.)
"opera glass with a handle," 1803 (from 1776 as a French word in English), from French lorgnette, from lorgner "to squint," also "to leer at, oogle" (16c.), from lorgne "squinting," of uncertain origin. With diminutive suffix -ette. Compare also French lorgnon "eyeglass, eyeglasses."