lottery

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɒtəɹi/|/ˈlɒtɹi/    美 /ˈlɑtɚi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
    — Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.
  2. Something decided by chance. figuratively
    — It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.
  3. Allotment; a thing allotted. obsolete

词形变化

lotteries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

Borrowed from Italian lotteria, from the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot). Compare French loterie (from Middle Dutch loterie). By surface analysis, lot + -ery.
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