mandorla

圣像画中人体周围放射出来的柔和的光, (椭圆形)装饰板[图案]

发音

/mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/

词形变化

mandorlas 复数 mandorlas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.

词源

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.

来源：wiktionary