| 单词 | amphora |
| 释义 | amphora —amphoral, adj. /am"feuhr euh/, n. , pl. amphorae /-feuh ree'/, amphoras. Gk. and Rom. Antiq. a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games. Cf. pelike, stamnos. [1300-50; ME < L < Gk amphoreús, equiv. to am(phi)- AMPHI- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear] |
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