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caryatid是什么意思

caryatid

英 [,kærɪ'ætɪd] 美 [,kærɪ'ætɪd]
  • n. [建] 女像柱

中文词源


caryatid 女像柱

来自希腊词Karyatides,来自古希腊Karyai的月神Artemis神庙的女祭司神像。

英文词源


caryatid (n.)
"carved female figure used as a column," 1560s, from Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Greek Karyatides (singular Karyatis) "priestesses of Artemis at Caryae" (Greek Karyai), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis' temple. Male figures in a like situation are Atlantes, plural of Atlas.

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