• n. 選取框；大天幕；華蓋

來自法語marquise,女侯爵，來自marquis陰性格。后用于指多種豪華或大型物品，如大帳篷，大梨，大型廣告牌等，可能是來自人們對豪門貴婦的幻想。其拼寫是由于誤以為marquise為復數(shù)，因此想當然的改成了單數(shù)形式。

marquee (n.)

1680s, "large tent," from French marquise (mistaken in English as a plural) "linen canopy placed over an officer's tent to distinguish it from others,' " fem. of marquis (see marquis), and perhaps indicating "a place suitable for a marquis." Sense of "canopy over the entrance to a hotel or theater, etc." first recorded 1912 in American English.

1. He is one of the marquee names in men's tennis.

他是男子網(wǎng)壇大名鼎鼎的人物之一。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Strawberries and cream are in the marquee.

大帳篷內(nèi)有草莓和奶油.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The marquee tag is a cool feature, but many overuse it.

marquee標簽確實有許多作用, 但我們不能過多使用.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

4. You'll have to hurry, the men will be coming today to put up the marquee. "

得趕緊掃, 今天搭棚的就來. ”

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子

5. The twenty - seventh is my birthday, I plan to put up a marquee and throw a party.

二十七是我的生日, 我還要搭個棚呢,請請客.

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子