quadriga

n. 四马二轮战车

发音

UK /kwɒdˈɹiː.ɡə/
UK /kwəˈdɹiː.ɡə/
US /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/
US /kwɑˈdɹaɪ.ɡə/

词形变化

quadrigae 复数 quadrigae quadrigas quadrigas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.

    历史

    In the Vatican Library is a vase of terra cotta, on whose upper part we see delineated the sun and moon, in a quadriga, which proceeds forward [travels, voyages, fulfils its course] upon a ship. […] Both these deities stand in a quadriga, which indeed is the vehicle proper to the sun, insomuch that the Rhodians every year threw into the sea a quadriga, dedicated to this divinity.

    On another denarius we see Victory holding a wreath and driving a quadriga […]

  2. 2.

    A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

    历史

词源

From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked", from quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

来源：wiktionary