lorgnette

英 [lɔː'njet] 美[lɔr'njɛt]

释义

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."

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