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vedette的意思

vedette

英 [v'det] 美 [v'dt]
  • n. 骑马哨兵;小型哨艇;骑哨

vedette

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).