网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 death candle
释义

Definition of death candle in English:

death candle

noun
  • 1A candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse.

  • 2Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death; a corpse candle.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer.

Definition of death candle in US English:

death candle

noun
  • 1A candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse.

  • 2Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death; a corpse candle.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer.

随便看

 

春雷网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Sndmkt.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/28 3:48:32