vedette的意思

vedette

英式音标[və'dɛt]
美式英标[vɪ'det]

基本解释

n. 骑马哨兵；小型哨艇；骑哨

英文词源

vedette (n.): "mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost," 1680s, from French vedette (16c.), from Italian (Florentine) vedetta "watch tower, peep hole," probably from vedere "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision).

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