单词	monocle
释义	monoclemon‧o‧cle /ˈmɒnəkəl $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmonocle Origin: 1800-1900 French, Late Latin monoculus ‘one-eyed’, from Latin mono- ( ➔ MONO-) + oculus ‘eye’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Aristocratic with the ridiculous monocle they all affected, and a coldness behind the smile that could chill your heart. Every morning the monocle is hung round my neck and remains there until bedtime. He lit a fresh cigarette, screwed his monocle more firmly into his eye, and took out his pen. He wore riding boots and a monocle and his face was made shapeless by duelling scars. Lois made a monocle and stared through its center. Protective monocles were squeezed into the orbits of the combatants' eyes. The monocle caused the moon to shrink in size by blocking out the rooftop on the horizon. The colonel, monocle in place, once again briefed them from his motionless horse. a round piece of glass that you put in front of one eye to help you see better
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