| 释义 | 
		cath·er·ine wheel \ˈkath(ə)rə̇n-\ noun Usage: often capitalized C Etymology: after St. Catherine of Alexandria died ab 307 Christian martyr; from the attempt made to torture her on a spiked wheel 1.   a. also catharine wheel  : a wheel with spikes projecting from the rim  b.  : a representation of such a wheel used especially in heraldry 2.  : wheel window 3.  : pinwheel 2b 4.  : cartwheel 2a |