| 释义 |
sculptor /skulpˈtər/ noun An artist who creates images by carving, esp in stone (also fem sculpˈtress) ORIGIN: L sculptor, -ōris, sculptūra, from sculpere, sculptum to carve sculpˈtural /-chər-əl/ adjective sculpˈturally adverb sculpˈture noun - The art of carving, esp in stone
- Extended to clay-modelling or moulding for casting
- Work, or a piece of work, in this art
- Engraving (obsolete)
- Shaping in relief
- Spines, ridges, etc, standing out from the surface (biology)
transitive verb- To carve, shape in relief
- To represent in sculpture
- To mould, or form, so as to have the appearance, or (figurative) other quality, of sculpture
- To modify the form of (the earth's surface)
sculpˈtured adjective - Carved
- Engraved
- (of features) fine and regular like a classical sculpture
- Having ridges, etc on the surface (botany and zoology)
sculpturesqueˈ adjective sculpˈturing noun |