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单词 Venetian
释义

Venetian

/vɪˈniːʃ(ə)n /
adjective
Relating to Venice or its people: a Venetian painter of the Renaissance...
  • So this little wax portrait of the greatest Venetian painter and his son is a heartbreaking document.
  • But a major development in the 18th century was the internationalization of the patronage of Venetian painters.
  • The Venetian painter Vittore Carpaccio pictured Saint Augustine seated at a table in a roomy study, pausing, his pen raised from the paper.
noun
1A native or citizen of Venice.The harbourmaster should then lead the convoy up to Richmond, where the Venetians will moor up by Richmond Bridge Boathouse at 4pm....
  • Grotius' treatise started a war of words, to which the Portuguese, the French, the English, the Spanish and even the Venetians all contributed.
  • Francesco's attempt on Vicenza, a Venetian client state, gave the Venetians a pretext to invade in 1404.
2 (venetians) Venetian blinds.He does free quotes and installation, plus he throws in a 12-month warranty with all blinds, venetians and verticals....
  • I hear that bark from across the gully as headlights flare through my venetians and the frat-boys next door return home.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French Venicien, assimilated to medieval Latin Venetianus, from Latin Venetia 'Venice'.

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