英语词汇“obelisks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Recent Examples on the Web Also known as the Victory Park Memorial, the monument consists of a towering obelisk and two groups of sculptures, one of which is an idealized depiction of three Soviet soldiers.

Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 The filings add to an already lengthy process to determine the fate of the obelisk that was built to honor racist Civil War-era Gov. Zebulon Vance.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022 The desolate canyon will be just as gorgeous without the obelisk, and now those who want to leave the beaten track can enjoy it, and thousands just like it, without battling the blitz of the #explorers.

Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2020 That’s several hundred yards northeast of the huge monument — marked by a 10-foot-tall, white obelisk.

Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022 On May 30 of the following year (the Friday following Memorial Day), a small ceremony was held to inaugurate a 28-foot high marble obelisk on a granite base topped by a 2-foot copper flame.

Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 In the main square, Es Born, stands a curious 72-foot-high obelisk erected in the 19th-century to commemorate a 16th-century Turkish raid that decimated the town.

John Oseid, Forbes, 17 May 2022 The obelisk and crowning globe, along with two relief panels, are marble from the original monument, which was dedicated in 1854 on the school’s former campus on Asylum Street in Hartford.

Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2022 Carved from Georgia marble and pink Texas granite, the obelisk measures 60 feet high and honors those who died defending the adjacent Alamo Mission fort during the Texas Revolution.

Dan Carson, Chron, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin obeliscus "four-sided pillar," borrowed from Greek obelískos "skewer, four-sided pillar," diminutive of obelós "spit, four-sided pillar" — more at obelus

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	obelisks
释义	obelisk noun obe·lisk ˈä-bə-ˌlisk also ˈō- 1 : an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid 2 a : obelus b : dagger sense 2b Illustration of obelisk obelisk 1 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Also known as the Victory Park Memorial, the monument consists of a towering obelisk and two groups of sculptures, one of which is an idealized depiction of three Soviet soldiers. Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 The filings add to an already lengthy process to determine the fate of the obelisk that was built to honor racist Civil War-era Gov. Zebulon Vance. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022 The desolate canyon will be just as gorgeous without the obelisk, and now those who want to leave the beaten track can enjoy it, and thousands just like it, without battling the blitz of the #explorers. Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2020 That’s several hundred yards northeast of the huge monument — marked by a 10-foot-tall, white obelisk. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022 On May 30 of the following year (the Friday following Memorial Day), a small ceremony was held to inaugurate a 28-foot high marble obelisk on a granite base topped by a 2-foot copper flame. Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 In the main square, Es Born, stands a curious 72-foot-high obelisk erected in the 19th-century to commemorate a 16th-century Turkish raid that decimated the town. John Oseid, Forbes, 17 May 2022 The obelisk and crowning globe, along with two relief panels, are marble from the original monument, which was dedicated in 1854 on the school’s former campus on Asylum Street in Hartford. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2022 Carved from Georgia marble and pink Texas granite, the obelisk measures 60 feet high and honors those who died defending the adjacent Alamo Mission fort during the Texas Revolution. Dan Carson, Chron, 10 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin obeliscus "four-sided pillar," borrowed from Greek obelískos "skewer, four-sided pillar," diminutive of obelós "spit, four-sided pillar" — more at obelus First Known Use 1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition obelisk noun obe·lisk ˈä-bə-ˌlisk ˈō- : a four-sided pillar that becomes narrower toward the top and ends in a pyramid obelisks noun plural of obelisk as in monuments a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point The granite obelisk stands at the exact center of the park. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance monuments pillars stones monoliths tombstones gravestones headstones plaques memorials needles shrines markers tablets crosses tables
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obelisk

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