请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 patera
释义

Definition of patera in English:

patera

nounPlural paterae ˈpat(ə)rəˈpædərə
  • 1A broad, shallow dish used in ancient Rome for pouring libations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Bath patera can be seen in the Roman Baths Museum, and the Amiens patera in the Musée de Picardie-Amiens.
    • The most exciting feature of the patera is the inscription.
    • Originally, he may have been pouring a libation from a patera, as is common in similar sacrifice scenes belonging to this iconographic topos.
    • Other antiques included an enamelled patera that might have been anywhere between 100 and 150 years old when deposited, and glass vessels that had also seen long use.
    1. 1.1Architecture A flat round ornament resembling a shallow dish.
  • 2A broad, shallow bowl-shaped feature on the surface of a planet.

Origin

Latin, from patere 'be or lie open'.

 
 

Definition of patera in US English:

patera

nounˈpadərəˈpædərə
  • 1A broad, shallow dish used in ancient Rome for pouring libations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Originally, he may have been pouring a libation from a patera, as is common in similar sacrifice scenes belonging to this iconographic topos.
    • Other antiques included an enamelled patera that might have been anywhere between 100 and 150 years old when deposited, and glass vessels that had also seen long use.
    • The most exciting feature of the patera is the inscription.
    • The Bath patera can be seen in the Roman Baths Museum, and the Amiens patera in the Musée de Picardie-Amiens.
    1. 1.1Architecture A flat round ornament resembling a shallow dish.
  • 2A broad, shallow bowl-shaped feature on a planet's surface.

Origin

Latin, from patere ‘be or lie open’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360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:2025/2/27 23:14:38