名詞 lantern:

1. light in a transparent protective case

1. A lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin with a carved face, usually displayed on Halloween.
   杰克燈，南瓜燈把南瓜挖空并雕成人面形狀，通常在萬圣節(jié)出現(xiàn)
2. The lantern light suddenly fell on a curious object.
   手提燈的光忽然照在一個奇怪的東西上。
3. A little lantern blinked in the darkness.
   一盞小燈籠在黑暗中微微閃光。
4. The Chinese palace lanterns are famous for their delicacy.
   中國的宮燈以精巧聞名。

lan.tern

n.（名詞）

An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.
提燈：一種可經(jīng)常攜帶的裝置，帶有透明或半透明的側(cè)面以裝入和保護燈
A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.
燈籠：燈的裝飾性外套，經(jīng)常用紙制成
A light and its protective or decorative case.
燈罩：燈以及它的保護性或裝飾性外套

The room at the top of a lighthouse where the light is located.
燈室：燈塔頂部設置燈的房間
Obsolete A lighthouse.
【廢語】 燈塔
A structure built on top of a roof with open or windowed walls to admit light and air.
天窗燈籠式屋頂：建在房屋頂部的一種建筑物，帶有敞開的或有窗子的墻以通陽光和空氣

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French lanterne
源自 古法語 lanterne
from Latin lanterna
源自 拉丁語 lanterna
from Greek lamptôr
源自 希臘語 lamptôr
from lampein [to shine]
源自 lampein [照耀]