topiary

a. 修剪成形的 n. 灌木修剪法

发音

UK /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/
US /ˈtoʊpiˌɛəɹi/

词形变化

topiaries 复数 topiaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.

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  2. 2.

    A garden decorated with such art.

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  3. 3.

    One such shrub or tree.

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    We have topiaries for sale.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, or relating to art of topiaries.

  2. 2.

    Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

art garden

词源

From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener”), from Latin topia (“ornamental gardening, landscape painting”), from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium”), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, “field, landscape”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”). The adjective use dates to 1592, the noun use dates to 1908.

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