Pendant
['pend(ə)nt] or ['pɛndənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).
錄入:希莉娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.
(n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features.
(n.) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase.
(n.) A pendulum.
(n.) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
編輯:洛娜
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Hanging appendage, bob.[2]. Ear-ring, ear-drop.[3]. (Naut.) Pennant, PENNON.
錄入:斯科特
解釋/意思:
n. anything hanging esp. for ornament: an earring: a lamp hanging from the roof: an ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof: a long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship: something attached to another thing of the same kind an appendix a companion picture poem &c.—ns. Pen′dence Pen′dency a hanging in suspense: state of being undecided.—adj. Pen′dent hanging: projecting: supported above the ground or base: (bot.) hanging downwards as a flower or a leaf.—n. Penden′tive (archit.) the triangular portion of a dome cut off between two supporting arches at right angles to each other.—adv. Pen′dently.—ns. Pen′dicle an appendage: something attached to another as a privilege a small piece of ground for cultivation; Pen′dūlet a pendant.
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例句/造句/用法:
- At length he came to a great tree, heavy laden with thick foliage and loaded with pendant loops of giant creepers. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Oh, Lily, do look at this diamond pendant--it's as big as a dinner-plate! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The Austrian crown is a sort of cleft tiara, having in the middle a semicircle of gold supporting a mound and cross; the tiara rests on a circle with pendants like those of a miter. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- A diamond necklace, with pendants of inestimable value, were by this means also made more conspicuous. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
編輯:默里