| 释义 |
king al·fred's candle
\-ˈalfrə̇dz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized K&A
Etymology: after Alfred the Great died 901 king of the West Saxons in England; from the belief that he developed such a device
: an early time-telling device consisting of a candle marked off in time bands to show the passage of time by the amount the candle burns down |