| 释义 |
al·to-re·lie·vo
noun
or al·to-ri·lie·vo \|al(ˌ)tōrēˈlē(ˌ)vō; |äl(ˌ)tōrēlˈyā-, -ye-\
(plural alto-relievos \-vōz\ ; or alto-rilie·vi \|äl(ˌ)tōrēlˈyā(ˌ)vē, -ye-\)
Etymology: Italian alto rilievo
1. : high relief
< adorned with columns and trophies in alto-relievo — Tobias Smollett >
2. : a sculpture executed in high relief; especially : a relief sculpture in which anatomical details (as arms or legs) are undercut so that, in part, they are detached from the background
< an alto-relievo by an unknown sculptor >
— opposed to basso-relievo |