casino
- 英式英标[kə\'sino]
- 美式音标[kə\'siːnəʊ]
n. 俱乐部，赌场；娱乐场
n. (Casino)人名；(西、法)卡西诺
中文词源
casino 赌场
来自拉丁词casa, 小屋子，词源同chalet。
英文词源
- casino (n.)
- 1744, "public room for music or dancing," from Italian casino, literally "a little house," diminutive of casa "house," from Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin," which is of uncertain origin. The card game (also cassino) is attested by that name from 1792. Specifically as "building for aristocratic gambling" by 1820, first in an Italian context.
[T]he term Casino [is] indiscriminately applied to a set of farm offices, a country-seat, a gambling house, and a game of cards ... [Jane Waldie Watts, "Sketches Descriptive of Italy in the Years 1816 and 1817," London 1820]
中文解释
1. from Italian casino, literally "a little house," diminutive of casa "house," from Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".2. case => casino.3. 谐音“卡西诺赌场”。
实用例句
- 1. The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate.
- 她经常跳舞的赌场遭遇了相似的命运。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their taste for gambling has endeared them to Las Vegas casino owners.
- 他们因好赌而深受拉斯维加斯赌场老板的欢迎。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Evening dress is de rigueur at the casino.
- 按照习俗在赌场要穿晚礼服。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. I lost a whole lot of money at the casino.
- 我在赌场输了很多钱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He had lost his shirt when he came out from the casino.
- 当他从赌场出来时,他已输得精光,身无分文了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
