candelabrum
/ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm/noun
(pl. candelabra /-brə/ )
- a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps枝形大烛台; 枝形大灯台。
USAGE
Based on the Latin forms, the correct singular is candelabrum and the plural is candelabra. However, in practice candelabra is increasingly used as the singular form, with the plural as candelabras. In the Oxford English Corpus these forms are commoner than the traditional ones, and are coming to be regarded as part of standard English.
词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin, from candela (see CANDLE).