请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 chryselephantine
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chrys•el•e•phan•tine  (kris′el ə fan′tin, -tīn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Antiquitymade of or overlaid with gold and ivory, as certain objects made in ancient Greece.
  • Greek chrȳselephántinos, equivalent. to chrȳs- chrys- + elephántinos (elephant-, stem of eléphās elephant, ivory + -inos -ine1
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chryselephantine /ˌkrɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn/ adj
  1. (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek khruselephantinos, from khrusos gold + elephas ivory; see elephant
随便看

　

英语词典包含188688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：2025/2/23 4:49:05