单词 | jalousie |
释义 | jalousie[ jal-uh-see or, especially British, zhal-oo-zee ] / ˈdʒæl əˌsi or, especially British, ˈʒæl ʊˌzi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jalousie ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 jalousie1585–95; <French <Italian gelosiajealousy; so called because such blinds afford a view while hiding the viewer OTHER WORDS FROM jalousiejal·ou·sied, adjectiveWords nearby jalousiejalee, Jalisco, jalopy, jalor, jalouse, jalousie, jam, JAMA, jamaat, Jamaica, Jamaica ginger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jalousieBritish Dictionary definitions for jalousiejalousie / (ˈʒælʊˌziː) / nouna window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc a window made of similarly angled slats of glass Word Origin for jalousieC19: 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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