释义 |
accolade /akˈə-lād or a-kə-lādˈ, also -ko-/ noun- A high award, honour or praise publicly given
- The action used in conferring knighthood, formerly an embrace or kiss, now a tap on each shoulder with the flat of a sword
- An embrace
- A brace or other line connecting staves (music; rare)
- A brace-like ornament (architecture)
ORIGIN: Fr, from L ad to, and collum neck |