opera glasses

IPA/ˈɒprə ɡlɑːsɪz/
IPA/ˈɑːprə ɡlæsɪz/

opera glasses — 名詞

1. a small optical device with two eyepieces that people hold up to their eyes in a

1.名詞B1
釋義

觀劇望遠鏡

劇院用的小型望遠鏡

a small optical device with two eyepieces that people hold up to their eyes in a theatre or opera house to get a closer view of the performers on stage.

例句

The elderly gentleman raised his opera glasses to get a better look at the soprano on stage.

那位老先生舉起觀劇望遠鏡，想更清楚地看看台上女高音的表演。

collocation: raise / lift opera glasses

同義詞
  • binoculars

    a wider term for any handheld optical device with two barrels; opera glasses are a lighter, lower-magnification type used indoors

  • field glasses

    an older term for binoculars, now rare in everyday speech

文法句型

opera glasses + plural verb

a pair of opera glasses + singular verb

用法筆記

Unlike full-sized binoculars, opera glasses are designed for short-distance use in indoor venues and typically have lower magnification (2x–4x). The plural form is the standard headword; a single unit is referred to as 'a pair of opera glasses'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought an opera glass at the market.
✅I bought a pair of opera glasses at the market.
💡the item is always referred to in the plural, like 'scissors' or 'binoculars'.