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
Middle English: from Old Norse vǫndr, probably of Germanic origin and related to wend and wind