单词 | accolade |
释义 | Word Frequency accolade(ˈækəˌleɪd, ˌækəˈleɪd) noun 1. strong praise or approval; acclaim 2. an award or honour 3. the ceremonial gesture used to confer knighthood, originally an embrace, now a touch on the shoulder with a sword 4. a rare word for brace (sense 7) 5. architecture a curved ornamental moulding, esp one having the shape of an ogee arch Word origin C17: via French and Italian from Vulgar Latin accollāre (unattested) to hug; related to Latin collum neck |
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