| 单词 | sconce |
| 释义 | sconce1[ skons ] / skɒns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sconce ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc. the hole or socket of a candlestick, for holding the candle. Origin of sconce1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sconce, sconse, from Old French esconce, or directly from Medieval Latin scōnsa, shortening of abscōnsa, noun use of feminine past participle of abscondere “to conceal”; see origin at abscond Words nearby sconcescolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch, scone, S. Con. Res., scooby doo Definition for sconce (2 of 4)sconce2 [ skons ] / skɒns / nounFortification. a small detached fort or defense work, as to defend a pass, bridge, etc. a protective screen or shelter. verb (used with object), sconced, sconc·ing.Fortification. to protect with a sconce. Obsolete. to protect; shelter. Origin of sconce2First recorded in 1565–75; from Dutch schans, from German Schanze “entrenchment, fieldwork,” originally “bundle of sticks or wood; fagot”; see ensconce Definition for sconce (3 of 4)sconce3 [ skons ] / skɒns / verb (used with object), sconced, sconc·ing.(at English universities, especially formerly) to fine (an undergraduate) for a breach of rules or etiquette. nouna fine so imposed. Origin of sconce3First recorded in 1610–20; origin uncertain Definition for sconce (4 of 4)sconce4 [ skons ] / skɒns / nounthe head or skull. sense or wit. Origin of sconce4First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sconceBritish Dictionary definitions for sconce (1 of 4)sconce1 / (skɒns) / nouna bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights a flat candlestick with a handle Word Origin for sconceC14: from Old French esconse hiding place, lantern, or from Late Latin sconsa, from absconsa dark lantern British Dictionary definitions for sconce (2 of 4)sconce2 / (skɒns) / nouna small protective fortification, such as an earthwork Word Origin for sconceC16: from Dutch schans, from Middle High German schanze bundle of brushwood British Dictionary definitions for sconce (3 of 4)sconce3 / (skɒns) ((at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, esp formerly)) / verb (tr)to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping obsolete to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour nounthe act of sconcing a mug or tankard used in sconcing Word Origin for sconceC17: of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for sconce (4 of 4)sconce4 / (skɒns) / noun archaicthe head or skull sense, brain, or wit Word Origin for sconceC16: probably jocular use of sconce 1 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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