| 释义 |
can·de·la·brum
\-brəm\ noun
(plural candela·bra \-brə\ ; also candelabrums \-brəmz\)
Etymology: Latin, from candela candle — more at candle
1.
a. : a large candlestick or a lamp usually ornamented and having several arms or branches
< taking a candelabrum with no less than six tapers in it — Hervey Allen >
< oil for the eight-branched candelabrum — Maurice Samuel >
< on the left … we found two fine candelabra — Arthur Milton >
— compare chandelier
b. : a usually ornate and often heavy and large standard supporting a candlestick or lamp
2.
a. : a small decorated modified column or columnlike rib of molded profile
b. : a design of which such a candelabrum forms the center |