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单词 jalousie
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jalousie

[ jal-uh-see or, especially British, zhal-oo-zee ]
/ ˈdʒæl əˌsi or, especially British, ˈʒæl ʊˌzi /
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noun

a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun.
a window made of glass slats or louvers of a similar nature.

Origin of jalousie

1585–95; <French <Italian gelosiajealousy; so called because such blinds afford a view while hiding the viewer

OTHER WORDS FROM jalousie

jal·ou·sied, adjective

Words nearby jalousie

jalee, Jalisco, jalopy, jalor, jalouse, jalousie, jam, JAMA, jamaat, Jamaica, Jamaica ginger
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British Dictionary definitions for jalousie

jalousie
/ (ˈʒælʊˌziː) /

noun

a window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc
a window made of similarly angled slats of glass

Word Origin for jalousie

C19: from Old French gelosie latticework screen, literally: jealousy, perhaps because one can look through the screen without being seen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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