A monocle is one round piece of glass that a person puts in front of one eye — usually by squeezing it into the eye socket — to see more clearly. It is not a pair of glasses, and it is not a magnifying glass you hold in your hand.

A monocle is monocle是 one round piece of glass一片圓形的玻璃鏡片 that a person puts in front of one eye人們把它放在一隻眼睛前面 — usually by squeezing it into the eye socket通常是夾進眼窩裡 — to see more clearly為了看得更清楚. It is not它不是 a pair of glasses一副眼鏡, and it is not也不是 a magnifying glass you hold in your hand你拿在手上的放大鏡。

The word came into English in the 1880s from French. For a time it was a fashionable help for the eyes, and it became a cartoon picture of a certain kind of rich, formal man, often with a top hat.

The word came into English這個字進入英文 in the 1880s是在1880年代, from French來自法文. For a time有一段時間, it was a fashionable help for the eyes它是一種時髦的視力輔助工具, and it became a cartoon picture of而它也變成了一種漫畫式的形象 a certain kind of rich, formal man代表某種有錢、正式的男人, often with a top hat常常還配上高帽子。

Almost nobody wears one as everyday help now; people use glasses or contact lenses. Though actually, some people still wear a monocle as a look, for style, not because they need it — so the object survived as costume after it faded as a tool.

Almost nobody wears one as everyday help now現在幾乎沒有人把它當日常視力工具戴, people use glasses or contact lenses人們用的是眼鏡或隱形眼鏡. Though actually不過其實, some people still wear a monocle有些人還是會戴單片眼鏡 as a look, for style當作一種造型、一種風格, not because they need it而不是因為需要它 — so the object survived as costume所以這個東西以裝扮的身分存活了下來 after it faded as a tool在它作為工具的角色淡出之後。