echinus

n. 海胆

词形变化

echini echinuses 复数 echinuses echini 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sea urchin.

  2. 2.

    The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.

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  3. 3.

    The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.

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  4. 4.

    The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

thumb ovolo quarter-round

词源

From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

来源：wiktionary