单词 | loutrophoros |
释义 | loutrophoros in American English (luːˈtrɑfəˌrɑs) nounWord forms: plural -roi (-ˌrɔi) (in Greek and Roman antiquity) a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried Word origin [1895–1900; ‹ Gk loutrophóros lit., bringing water for the bath, equiv. to loutró(n) bath (loú(ein) to wash (cf. L lavāre to lave1) + -tron instrumental suffix) + -phoros -phorous] |
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