a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it can be carried or hung 灯笼,提灯 a paper lantern. 纸灯笼。 ■the light chamber at the top of a lighthouse 灯塔顶部灯室
a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light 天窗
语源
Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr 'torch, lamp', from lampein 'to shine'