单词 | amphora |
释义 | am·pho·ra ![]() n. pl. am·pho·rae (-fə-rē′) or am·pho·ras A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, short for amphiphoreus : amphi-, amphi- + phoreus, bearer (from pherein, to bear; see bher-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] ampho·ral adj. ![]() c. 530 BC black-figure amphora by Exekias (active 550-520 bc) |
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