单词 | footlight |
释义 | footlight in British English (ˈfʊtˌlaɪt) noun a single light in a set of footlights footlight in American English (ˈfutˌlait) noun 1. (usually footlights) Theater the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers 2. See the footlights Word origin [1830–40; foot + light1]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: nationalism, orientation, paraffin, rococo, stroboscope |
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