释义 |
amphoraam‧pho‧ra /ˈæmfərə/ noun [countable] - I could see her proudly carrying on her head an amphora to a well and disdaining all admirers.
- It is a black-figure amphora showing a tree with ten branches and an owl tethered near by.
- Nor were the paintings on the amphora of a kind any museum would dare put on display.
- The Northampton amphora, the best vase in the sale, made a record price of £190,000.
a tall clay container for oil or wine, used in ancient times |