mantel

mantel

英 ['mænt(ə)l]
　　美 ['mæntlpis]

n. 壁爐架
　　n. (Mantel)人名；(法)芒泰爾；(德、英、羅、瑞典)曼特爾

中文詞源：

mantel 壁爐架，壁爐臺

來自mantle拼寫變體，其原義為覆蓋物，披風，鬥篷，後引申詞義壁爐架，壁爐臺，因其形如一張披風而得名。

例句：

1. On the mantel were photographs of a man and a woman.
壁爐架上面是一對男女的一些照片。

2. Even the mantel above the fire glowed white.
甚至爐火上方的壁爐臺都泛著白光。

3. In Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece.
英國人把“mantel”(壁爐架)稱為“chimneypiece”.

4. He had thrust his chest out, supporting his shoulders against the mantel.
他挺起胸脯, 肩膊抵著壁爐架.

5. She was tired and her mind ticked away dully, mechanically, as the clock on the mantel.
她疲倦,她的心在遲鈍地機械的跳動, 就像壁爐架上那座時鐘似的.