英和和英

語源

From peep +‎ hole.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈpiːphəʊl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈpiːphoʊl/, [ˈpʰiːphoʊɫ]
• ハイフネーション: peep‧hole

名詞

peephole (plural peepholes)

1. A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
   • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:

     It’s a conjurer’s den. — I shouldn’t be surprised if cabby’s old gent is staring at us all the while from some peephole of his own.

同意語

• spyhole (UK)
• peekhole
• doorhole
• door viewer

派生語

関連する語

• knothole, eyehole

Further reading

• “peephole”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “peephole”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “peephole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “peephole”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.