chandler
英 ['tʃɑːndlə]
美 ['tʃændlɚ]
- n. 蠟燭商，雜貨店
- n. (Chandler)人名；(英)錢德勒
中文詞源
chandler 船用雜貨商，雜貨店來自candle, 蠟燭，即賣蠟燭的人，後詞義外延擴大。
英文詞源
- chandler (n.)
- "maker or seller of candles," late 14c., attested as a surname from late 13c. (also, from early 14c. "candle-holder;" see chandelier), from Old French chandelier (n.2) "candle-maker, candle-seller; person in charge of lighting a household, monastery, etc.," from Latin candelarius, from candela "candle" (see candle). Native candleman is attested from mid-13c.
雙語例句
- 1. The Chandler twins were coming round to the same opinion.
- 錢德勒家的這對雙胞胎也最終統一了意見。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Who wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith's book? Raymond Chandler, no less.
- 帕特裏夏·海史密斯那本書是誰改編成劇本的？雷蒙德·錢德勒呀，厲害。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Chandler : What'not work out '? I'm seeing her again on Thursday.
- Chandler: 什麽沒成功? 我周四還要見她呢.
來自互聯網
- 4. Chandler : Please God don't let it be Kung Pow Chicken.
- Chandler:拜托不要告訴我你要吃宮保雞丁.
來自互聯網
- 5. Chandler : Okay, you guys spend waaaay too much time together.
- Chandler:好吧, 看來你倆耗在一起的時間實在是太多了.
來自互聯網