wand

wand
noun
  1. a long, thin stick or rod, in particular
    棍,棒,杖,尤指
    ■a stick or rod thought to have magic properties, held by a magician, fairy, or conjuror and used in casting spells or performing tricks
    (尤指魔术师或仙女手中的)魔杖
    the fairy godmother waves her magic wand and grants the heroine's wishes.
    仙母娘娘挥动她的魔杖,同意了女主人公的愿望。
    ■a staff or rod held as a symbol of office
    (象征官职的)权杖,权标
    ■(informal)a conductor's baton
    (非正式)(乐队指挥的)指挥棒
    ■a hand-held electronic device which can be passed over a bar code to read the encoded data
    条形码读入器,识别笔
    ■a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text
    激光指示棒,激光笔
    ■each of a pair of hand-held lights used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft at night
    (地勤人员夜间引导飞机起飞前或着陆后在地面滑行的)手持式照明灯
    ■a small stick with a brush at one end used for the application of mascara
    睫毛刷
    a mascara wand.
    睫毛刷。
    ■(wands)one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others
    (塔罗纸牌中的)权杖
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse vǫndr, probably of Germanic origin and related to wend and wind
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