monocle
UK/'mɒnәkl/US
GREC2
释义
n.
A single corrective lens worn in front of one eye, held in place by the muscles around the eye socket
单片眼镜（戴在一只眼前的矫正镜片）
词根拆分
词根派生mono-（单一）+ ocul（眼）=「单眼镜片」。monocle 是给一只眼用的单片镜，不像 spectacles 罩住双眼。一个希腊-拉丁混血词：「一」是希腊语 mono-，「眼」是拉丁语 oculus。
词根 ocul 还连着 4 个词常用搭配
- 1.wear a monocle戴单片眼镜
- 2.drop a monocle（单片眼镜）滑落
例句
- 1.
The old colonel wore a monocle and twirled his moustache.
老上校戴着单片眼镜，捻着胡子。
- 2.
A monocle slipped from his eye whenever he looked surprised.
每当他露出惊讶神情，单片眼镜就从眼上滑落。
- 3.
The character is drawn with a top hat and a gleaming monocle.
这个角色被画成戴着高礼帽和一只闪亮的单片眼镜。