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

gargoyle

/ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl

noun

A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.The ancient Greeks adorned important buildings with gargoyles to throw water away from the foundations....

They are irrigated by surface water poured from gargoyles, a torrent that in winter becomes magically frozen.
On a Gothic building it was natural to provide gargoyles at cornice level.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French gargouille 'throat', also 'gargoyle' (because of the water passing through the throat and mouth of the figure); related to Greek gargarizein 'to gargle' (imitating the sounds made in the throat).

单词	gargoyle
释义	gargoyle /ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl / noun A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.The ancient Greeks adorned important buildings with gargoyles to throw water away from the foundations.... They are irrigated by surface water poured from gargoyles, a torrent that in winter becomes magically frozen. On a Gothic building it was natural to provide gargoyles at cornice level. Origin Middle English: from Old French gargouille 'throat', also 'gargoyle' (because of the water passing through the throat and mouth of the figure); related to Greek gargarizein 'to gargle' (imitating the sounds made in the throat).
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