英语词汇“topiary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to•pi•ar•y adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. [Hort.]
adj.

(of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
of or pertaining to such trimming.

topiary work;
the topiary art.
a garden containing such work.

Greek tópia (singular topion), diminutive of tópos place) + -ārius -ary
Latin topiārius pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent. to topi(a) (plural) artificial landscape (
1585–95

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topiary /ˈtəʊpɪərɪ/ adj

of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes

( pl -aries) topiary work
a topiary garden
the art of topiary

Etymology: 16th Century: from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place

ˈtopiarist n

单词	topiary
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 to•pi•ar•y (tō′pē er′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. [Hort.] adj. (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes. of or pertaining to such trimming. n. topiary work; the topiary art. a garden containing such work. Greek tópia (singular topion), diminutive of tópos place) + -ārius -ary Latin topiārius pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent. to topi(a) (plural) artificial landscape ( 1585–95 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: topiary /ˈtəʊpɪərɪ/ adj of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes n ( pl -aries) topiary work a topiary garden the art of topiary Etymology: 16th Century: from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place ˈtopiarist n
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