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单词 plinth
释义
plinthplinth /plɪnθ/ noun [countable] especially British English Word Origin
WORD ORIGINplinth
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At the same time optional accessories, such as cornices, light pelmets and plinths, could also be changed.
  • Peter is shown on the plinth, being taken by his father to be educated by the monks at Bridlington.
  • The Colonel's brooding over his notebooks, and lying under his stone, and standing on his plinth on Montefiore Hill.
  • The residential children sleep and eat in these areas, using the plinths as beds.
  • The three central heating pump chambers are equally well-disguised by building over each a raised plinth, topped by a removable slab.
  • We walked out for the victory ceremony and stood behind the plinth.
  • We were surprised to find that the plinths used for exercise and as tables during the day are their beds at night!
  • When he has good balance standing up, the forward plinth may be lowered, and a gymnastic ball placed on it.
word sets
WORD SETS
arcade, nounarch, nounarchitect, nounarchitecture, nounatrium, nounbailey, nounbastion, nouncampanile, nouncapital, nouncaryatid, nouncloistered, adjectivecolonial, adjectiveconservationist, nounCorinthian, adjectivecornice, noundolmen, noundome, noundomed, adjectiveDoric, adjectivefloor plan, nounflying buttress, nounfolly, nounGeorgian, adjectiveGothic, adjectiveground plan, nounIonic, adjectivemodernism, nounmonolith, nounmonument, nounmonumental, adjectiveNorman, adjectiveobelisk, nounopen-plan, adjectivepedestal, nounpediment, nounperistyle, nounpitched, adjectiveplinth, nounplot, nounportico, nounquadrangle, nounrambling, adjectiverampart, nounrococo, adjectiveRomanesque, adjectivescreen, nounspan, nounsplit-level, adjectivesquare, nounstonework, nounterrace, nountracery, nountransept, nountruss, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounvestibule, noun
plintha square block, usually made of stone, that is used as the base for a pillar or statue
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