The term lantern is used to describe many types of portable lighting, but lanterns originated as a protective enclosure for a light source to make it easier to carry and hang up, and outdoors or interiors where unguarded candles were more likely to be blown out by gusts of air.
lantern英 [ˈlæntən] 美 [ˈlæntərn]n.灯笼; 灯塔; 灯罩; 灯饰Ned turned on the lanterns, which worked with batteries内德打开开关亮起了装电池的灯笼。scaldfish英 ['skɔ:ldfɪʃ] 美 ['skɔ:ldfɪʃ] n.灯笼,羊舌鲆