doublet
n
1 (formerly) short close-fitting jacket worn by men, with or without sleeves (旧时)男用紧身上衣或背心.
2 either of a pair of similar things, esp one of two words with the same origin but a different form or meaning, eg hospital/hostel 一对类似的东西中的一个; (尤指同源异形或异义的)双式词, 如hospital/hostel.
🏥 医学释义
①双合透镜 ②双重线
🗣️ 情景例句
I thought you stayed home with Robbie?
我还以为你是跟Robbie待在家里的
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.
失之东隅,收之桑榆。
There is a journalist and writer living in America whose name is Alex Haley.