英语词汇“kaleidoscope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A kaleidoscope is a child's toy, a tube with a series of mirrors at one end that reflect multiple images of colored bits of glass or toys that move, creating constantly-changing images as you turn the tube.

The toy kaleidoscope was invented around 1817 by Sir David Brewster. He took the name for his ever-changing picture tube from the Greek words kalos, "beautiful," combined with eidos, "shape." The "scope" part came from the Greek verb skopein, "to look," which can be found in many words referring to looking, including "telescope" and "microscope." The poet Lord Byron broadened the meaning of the word, giving it the sense of a "constantly changing pattern."

WORD FAMILY

kaleidoscope: kaleidoscopes, kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical+/kaleidoscopic: kaleidoscopically

USAGE EXAMPLES

Johnson displays flashes of whimsy, describing the kaleidoscope, for instance, as the “PlayStation of the late Georgian era,” but those moments are rare.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

They reflect precious memories with relatives, bonds with friends and a kaleidoscope of entertaining possibilities.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

My days and nights were kaleidoscopes of terror: weekslong hospitalizations, middle-of-the-night sprints to emergency rooms, daylong drug infusions at clinics, beeping monitors, doctors’ verdicts.

New York Times(Dec 23, 2016)

1n an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

Hyper

plaything, toy

an artifact designed to be played with

2n a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

Hyper

form, pattern, shape

a perceptual structure

单词	kaleidoscope
释义	kaleidoscope (once / 4917 pages) n A kaleidoscope is a child's toy, a tube with a series of mirrors at one end that reflect multiple images of colored bits of glass or toys that move, creating constantly-changing images as you turn the tube. The toy kaleidoscope was invented around 1817 by Sir David Brewster. He took the name for his ever-changing picture tube from the Greek words kalos, "beautiful," combined with eidos, "shape." The "scope" part came from the Greek verb skopein, "to look," which can be found in many words referring to looking, including "telescope" and "microscope." The poet Lord Byron broadened the meaning of the word, giving it the sense of a "constantly changing pattern." WORD FAMILY kaleidoscope: kaleidoscopes, kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical+/kaleidoscopic: kaleidoscopically USAGE EXAMPLES Johnson displays flashes of whimsy, describing the kaleidoscope, for instance, as the “PlayStation of the late Georgian era,” but those moments are rare. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) They reflect precious memories with relatives, bonds with friends and a kaleidoscope of entertaining possibilities. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) My days and nights were kaleidoscopes of terror: weekslong hospitalizations, middle-of-the-night sprints to emergency rooms, daylong drug infusions at clinics, beeping monitors, doctors’ verdicts. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1n an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors Hyper plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with 2n a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes Hyper form, pattern, shape a perceptual structure
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