单词 | canephoros |
释义 | canephoros in American English (kəˈnɛfəˌrɑs) nounWord forms: plural caˈnephoˌroe (kəˈnɛfəˌri) Also ˈcaneˌphor (ˈkænəˌfɔr) 1. in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts 2. Architecture a representation of this, sometimes used as a caryatid Word origin L < Gr kanēphoros < kaneon, a rush basket (< kanna: see cane) + pherein, bear1 |
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