domino

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n. 化装外衣, 面具, 骨牌, 多米诺骨牌

发音

UK /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
其它
US /ˈdɑməˌnoʊ/

词形变化

dominoes dominos 复数 dominos dominoes 复数 dominoed dominoes 三单 dominoing dominoing 现在分词 dominoed 过去式 dominoed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.

    游戏
  2. 2.

    A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.

    政治
  3. 3.

    The mask itself.

  4. 4.

    A polyomino made up of two squares.

    数学
  5. 5.

    A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

  6. 6.

    The person wearing the costume.

  7. 7.

    A mistake in performing.

    非正式 音乐
  8. 8.

    A person's teeth.

    俚语 复数形式

    Look here, you chaps, don't you chew it too quick, or you'll break your dominoes on the nails!

v.
  1. 1.

    To collapse in the manner of dominoes.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

eyemask half-mask

上位词 3

block mask cloak

下位词 6

five four six five-spot fourspot one-spot

整体词 2

masquerade fancy dress

相关短语

domino effect [计] 多米诺效应, 连锁效应 domino costume domino computer domino computers domino theory 多米诺骨牌理论 domino mask domino whist domino masks domino surgery domino costumes domino effects a non domino pro domino galloping domino

词源

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). By surface analysis, di- + -omino.

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