plinth
发音
英 [plɪnθ]
美 [plɪnθ]
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- n.
- <建>（柱的）底座，基座
- （花瓶、塑像等的）底座
单词词源
plinth 底座，基座
来自希腊语plinthos,砖，方砖，来自PIE*splind,分开，劈开，词源同split,flint.其原义为劈开 石块或石材使成砖块或建筑物，引申词义底座，基座。词义演变比较cement.
双语例句
- 1. Afterwards , he described the feeling of being on the seven-metre high plinth as " invigorating " .
- 随后，他称站在7米高的基座上让人感觉“热血沸腾。”
- 2. The launch of the work was briefly disrupted by a protestor who climbed on to the plinth carrying a banner saying " save the children . Ban tobacco and actors smoking " .
- 一位示威者暂时打断了展示的启动仪式，他爬上基座，高举横幅，上面写着“救救孩子！禁止烟草贸易！禁止演员吸烟！”。
- 3. London 's trafalgar square got an unusual new artwork to go alongside its historic sculptures of war heroes and kings monday -- an empty plinth where members of the public stand for an hour at a time .
- 伦敦特拉法加广场本周一上演了一场不同寻常的新式艺术秀，除了战争英雄和国王的重要雕像之外，广场上还有一个空基座，数名公众轮流在上面站立一小时。
- 4. The installation is taking place on the fourth plinth at trafalgar square , which was empty for some years but has recently hosted a succession of modern art works by the likes of marc quinn and thomas schutte .
- 进行展示的是特拉法加广场的第四基座，近年来这个基座一直空置，但最近在这里举办了一系列马克？奎因和托马斯？舒特等人的现代艺术展。