domino

名词 domino:

1. United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
   同义词：Fats Domino, Antoine Domino
2. a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
3. a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes
   同义词：half mask, eye mask
4. a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots

1. Employer fear a domino effect if the strike is successful.
   雇主们担心一旦罢工胜利就会引起多米诺效应。
2. A card, die, or domino with three pips.
   三点的牌、骰子或骨牌
3. A single spot or pip on a playing card, die, or domino.
   一点，幺点纸牌、骰子或骨牌中的幺点或一点
4. The manager hasn't worked out a suitable action to reduce the domino effect.
   经理还没有想出一个适当的举措来减少多米诺效应。

domino

n.（名词）
【复数】 dom.i.noes 或 dom.i.nos
Games
【游戏】
A small, rectangular, wood or plastic block, the face of which is divided into halves, each half being blank or marked by one to six dots resembling those on dice.
多米诺骨牌：一个小长方木头或塑料块儿，其面分两半，每半或者空白或者刻有一到六个类似于骰子上的点
dominoes or dominos (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A game played with a set of these small blocks, generally 28 in number.
dominoes 或 dominos （与单数或复数动词连用）多米诺骨牌戏：用一般有二十八枚这样的骨牌组成一套来玩的游戏
A country expected to react politically to events as predicted by the domino theory:
骨牌效应：根据多米诺骨牌理论预见的会对某一事件做出政治反应的一个国家：
例句：
.The dominos did indeed fall in Indochina.(Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
.这些国家果真象骨牌效应一样在印度支那倒下了.(小阿瑟M.施莱辛格)

来源：
French
法语
probably from domino [mask, perhaps because of the resemblance between the eyeholes and the spots on some of the tiles] * see domino 2
可能源自 domino [面具，可能因为眼孔和瓦上的斑点之间的相似故] *参见 domino2

domino
domino 2

n.（名词）
【复数】 dom.i.noes 或 dom.i.nos

A costume consisting of a hooded robe worn with an eye mask at a masquerade.
化妆斗篷面具：有眼面具，在化妆舞会上穿着的连帽化妆斗篷
The mask so worn.
如此样戴着的面具
One wearing this costume.
戴这种面具的人

来源：
French
法语
probably from Latin (benedoc3mus) dominô [(let us praise) the Lord]
可能源自 拉丁语 (benedoc3mus) dominô [让我们赞美上帝吧]
from dominus [lord] * see dem-
源自 dominus [君王，主] *参见 dem-