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A candelabra is a decorative stand that holds several candles at once — or, these days, several lamps made to look like candles. It usually has arms that branch out, so the lights sit at different points, often on a table. Though actually, English is messy with the grammar here. The old Latin singular is candelabrum, and candelabra was the plural. Many English speakers now say “a candelabra” for one object, and “candelabras” for more than one. In careful writing you may still see candelabrum. The word feels a little grand. An ordinary holder for one candle is just a candlestick.
多枝燭臺(可插多根蠟燭的那種燭臺)
組成From Latin candelabrum, a stand for candles, from candela, “candle”. English often uses candelabra for one object, though it began as a plural.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
candelabranoun
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A single candelabrum.
- […] his head was like a sturdy candelabra holding his eyes transfixed as hers sparked amber crystals for this man.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。