roulette
英 [r?'let]
美[r?'l?t]
- n. 輪盤賭；刻騎縫孔的點(diǎn)線機(jī)；（郵票的）騎縫孔；旋輪線
- vt. 給…滾壓騎線孔
TEM8暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. roll => roulette.
中文詞源
roulette 輪盤賭
來自法語 roulette,小輪子，賭盤，來自拉丁語 rotella,小輪子，來自 rota,輪子，-ella,小詞后綴， 詞源同 rotary,roll.
英文詞源
- roulette (n.)
- 1734, "small wheel," from French roulette "gambling game played with a revolving wheel," literally "small wheel," from Old French roelete "little wheel" (12c.), formed on model of Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota "wheel" (see rotary). The game of chance so-called from 1745.
雙語例句
- 1. You are playing Russian roulette every time you have unprotected sex.
- 行房時不采取避孕措施是非常危險的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The airline was accused of playing Russian roulette with passenger safety.
- 這家航空公司被指責(zé)將乘客安全當(dāng)兒戲。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.
- 我決定在輪盤賭上試試運(yùn)氣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. An amateur shouldn't play roulette for high stakes.
- 外行不該下大賭注賭輪盤賭.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I think I'll try my luck at roulette.
- 我想玩玩輪盤賭碰碰運(yùn)氣.
來自辭典例句