| 单词 | lectern |
| 释义 | lectern /lek"teuhrn/, n. 1. a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service. 2. a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker. [1275-1325; earlier lectron(e), late ME lectryn < ML lectrinum, deriv. of lectrum lectern, equiv. to L leg(ere) to read + -trum instrumental suffix; r. ME letroun, lettorne < MF letrun < ML lectrum, as above] |
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