chandelier的词源

英文词源

chandelier (n.)

late 14c., chaundeler "candlestick, chandelier," from Old French chandelier (n.1), 12c., earlier chandelabre "candlestick, candelabrum" (10c.), from Latin candelabrum, from candela "candle" (see candle). Re-spelled mid-18c. in French fashion; during 17c. the French spelling referred to a military device.

中文词源

chandelier：垂吊灯，枝形吊灯

发音释义：[,ʃændə'lɪə] n. 枝形吊灯，枝形大烛台

结构分析：chandelier = chandel（蜡烛）+ier（名词后缀，表物品）→摆放蜡烛的物品→枝形大烛台、枝形吊灯

词源解释：chandel←拉丁语candela（蜡烛）←拉丁语candere（发光）

相关词根：cand（发光、白）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：chandelier 词源，chandelier 含义。

chandelier：枝形吊灯

词源同candle, 蜡烛。