请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pelike
释义

peliken.

Brit. /ˈpɛlɪki/, /pɛˈliːki/, U.S. /ˈpɛləˌkeɪ/
Inflections: Plural pelikai.
Forms: 1800s pellice, 1800s– pelike, 1900s– pelice.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πελίκη, πελίκᾱ.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πελίκη (Aeolic πελίκᾱ) vessel, pitcher < ancient Greek πελικ-, πέλιξ cup or jug, related to ancient Greek πέλλα wooden bowl, drinking cup, though both are of uncertain origin.
Greek Archaeology.
A type of amphora with an ovoid body, broad base and wide mouth, used to hold oil, wine, or water.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > jar > [noun] > specific earthenware jar
tinaja1574
Martaban1598
butizia1622
ghara1828
pithos1865
pelike1873
martabani1903
Martevaan1963
1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence II. 435 On a Pellice, a vase rarely found in Etruria, and belonging to the most perfect style of art.., is the figure of a man binding up the arm of a youth.
1880 C. T. Newton Ess. Art & Archaeol. 389 The vases here compared are amphoræ of that particular form to which some archæologists assign the name Pelikè.
1928 J. D. Beazley Greek Vases in Poland iii. 64 His pictures, which are chiefly on small hydriai, small pelikai, and marriage-vases, are usually taken from the life of woman.
1967 R. S. Folsom Handbk. Greek Pottery 159 The name pelike was applied by early archaeologists to the one-piece amphora with a sagging belly and broad neck. In fact the name appears to have no justification, but is retained for convenience. The form first appeared about 520 b.c. and lasted until the 4th century b.c.
1999 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 129 25 A red figure pelike fragment by the Pan Painter..may represent Icarius receiving the vine from Dionysus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1873
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 13:13:29