jack-o'-lantern

短语

n. 鬼火, 空心南瓜灯

发音

UK /ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/
US /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.təɹn/
AU
US /ˈdʒæk.əˌlæn.təɹn/

词形变化

jack-o'-lanterns 复数 jack-o'-lanterns

别名

jack-a-lantern Jack O'Lantern Jack-with-a-lantern jack-o-lantern jack o'lantern

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A will o' the wisp.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.

    南瓜灯

    杰克南瓜灯

  3. 3.

    A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.

    A similar item made from a turnip

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

friar's lantern ignis fatuus will o' the wisp

上位词 3

light lantern visible light

词源

Originally, a night watchman who carried a lantern. See Jack. First attested as a term for ignis fatuus in English folklore in the 1660s, mostly in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. The sense of a carved pumpkin (sense 2) is first attested in 1834.

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