| 单词 | harlequin |
| 释义 | harlequin[ hahr-luh-kwin, -kin ] / ˈhɑr lə kwɪn, -kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR harlequin ON THESAURUS.COM noun(often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand. a buffoon. any of various small snakes having bright diamond-pattern scales. adjectivefancifully varied in color, decoration, etc.: harlequin pants. resembling a harlequin's mask: harlequin glasses. Origin of harlequinFirst recorded in 1580–90; from French, Middle French (h)arlequin, semantically (and in part phonetically), from Italian arlecchino, from Middle French, phonetically continuing unattested Old French harlequin, halequin “a malevolent spirit” (compare mesniee Hellequin a troop of demonic horsemen, literally, “Hellequin's escort”), probably from unattested Middle English Herla king, Old English Her(e)la cyning “King Herle” (unattested), presumably a legendary figure, rendered in Anglo-Latin as Herla rex; compare Old High German Herilo a personal name, derivative of heri “armed forces” OTHER WORDS FROM harlequinhar·le·quin·ism, nounWords nearby harlequinHarlech, Harleian Library, Harlem, Harlemite, Harlem Renaissance, harlequin, harlequinade, harlequin bug, harlequin duck, harlequinesque, harlequin fetus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for harlequinBritish Dictionary definitions for harlequinharlequin / (ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn) / noun(sometimes capital) theatre a stock comic character originating in the commedia dell'arte; the foppish lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade. He is usually represented in diamond-patterned multicoloured tights, wearing a black mask a clown or buffoon adjectivevaried in colour or decoration (of certain animals) having a white coat with irregular patches of black or other dark colourharlequin Great Dane comic; ludicrous Word Origin for harlequinC16: from Old French Herlequin, Hellequin leader of band of demon horsemen, perhaps from Middle English Herle king (unattested) King Herle, mythical being identified with Woden Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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