monocle

IPA/ˈmɒnəkl/
KK[mˈɑnəkəl]IPA/ˈmɑːnəkl/

monocle — 名詞

  • monoclesingular
  • monoclesplural

1. a round corrective lens designed for a single eye, held against the eye socket b

1.名詞B2
釋義

單片眼鏡

戴在一隻眼前的圓形矯正鏡片

a round corrective lens designed for a single eye, held against the eye socket by the surrounding muscles, commonly worn by men in the 19th and early 20th centuries to improve vision

例句

A faded portrait showed Amara's great-grandfather wearing a monocle and a stiff collar.

一張褪色的照片中，Amara 的曾祖父戴著單片眼鏡和硬領襯衫。

historical context: wearing [eyewear] as a fashion accessory

In Victorian London, wealthy gentlemen often wore a monocle to signal their social standing.

在維多利亞時代的倫敦，富裕的紳士常戴單片眼鏡來彰顯社會地位。

collocation: wear a monocle + purpose (to signal status)

常見搭配
  • wear a monocle
  • adjust one's monocle
  • gold-rimmed monocle
  • silver monocle
  • monocle and top hat
  • remove one's monocle
  • fix one's monocle in place
同義詞
  • eyeglass

    specifically refers to a single lens, often with a handle; more dated than 'monocle'

  • lens

    broader term; a lens can be part of glasses, a camera, or a microscope

  • eyepiece

    technical term for the lens you look through in optical instruments like telescopes

文法句型

a + monocle

possessive + monocle

monocle + verb (wear/use/adjust)

用法筆記

Today, monocles are rarely worn for vision correction and appear mostly in historical films, costume parties, or stage performances. The word is often associated with a stereotype of wealthy or eccentric 19th-century gentlemen.

常見錯誤

He put on his monocles before reading.
He put on his monocle before reading.
A monocle is a single lens for one eye, not a pair like glasses.
She wore a monocle over both eyes.
She wore a monocle over one eye.
By definition, a monocle fits only one eye.

同根字

  • monocled
    形容詞C2