kaleidoscope

/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈlī-də-ˌskōp/ (ame, mw)

kaleidoscope — 名詞

  • kaleidoscopesingular
  • kaleidoscopesplural

1. a tube-shaped toy with mirrors and small coloured pieces inside that create new

1.名詞C1
釋義

萬花筒

轉動後會映出彩色圖樣的筒狀玩具

a tube-shaped toy with mirrors and small coloured pieces inside that create new bright designs when you turn it and look through it

例句

Gabriel turned the kaleidoscope slowly and watched new stars appear.

Gabriel 緩緩轉動萬花筒，看著新的星形圖樣出現。

turn + kaleidoscope to create changing reflected patterns

At the museum shop, Tara bought a wooden kaleidoscope for her niece.

Tara 在博物館商店買了一支木製萬花筒送給姪女。

countable noun after article: a kaleidoscope

同義詞
  • optical toy

    a broader term for visual toys; it does not specifically suggest mirrors and shifting patterns

文法句型

a kaleidoscope

turn a kaleidoscope

look through a kaleidoscope

用法筆記

Usually appears with verbs such as look through, turn, hold, or pass around. The noun refers to the object itself, while the changing image is described separately.

常見錯誤

❌We used a kaleidoscope to see the moon.
✅We used a telescope to see the moon.
💡A kaleidoscope makes reflected patterns; it is not used for viewing distant objects.

2. a rich mix of colours, events, feelings, or other parts that keeps changing and

2.名詞C2
釋義

萬象變化

多種元素交織且不斷變動的景象

a rich mix of colours, events, feelings, or other parts that keeps changing and creates a vivid overall effect

例句

The night market offered a kaleidoscope of smells, songs, and flashing signs.

那座夜市呈現出由氣味、歌聲與閃爍招牌交織而成的萬象變化。

a kaleidoscope of + plural nouns for a vivid changing mix

From the hill, the city became a kaleidoscope of roofs and lights.

從山坡上看去，整座城市成了屋頂與燈光交錯的萬象變化。

同義詞
  • mixture

    a neutral word that does not itself suggest movement or bright variety

  • mosaic

    emphasises many separate parts arranged together, often more fixed than changing

  • medley

    often used for tunes or assorted items rather than a strongly visual scene

反義詞
  • uniformity

    stresses sameness rather than variety or continual change

文法句型

a kaleidoscope of colours

a kaleidoscope of sounds

a kaleidoscope of feelings

用法筆記

Often used in the pattern 'a kaleidoscope of + plural noun' when many changing sights, feelings, or activities are experienced together. It usually suggests energy and variety rather than disorder.

常見錯誤

❌The room had a kaleidoscope of one white wall.
✅The room had one plain white wall.
💡Use 'kaleidoscope' only for a varied, shifting mix, not for one simple feature.