epaulette

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
    — He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]
  2. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.
  3. A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.
  4. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.

词形变化

epaulettes plural epaulet alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
epaulette mate epaulette shark
相关词
shoulder pad spaulder pauldron epauliere espauliere

词源

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).
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