acanthus 的定义
plural a·can·thus·es, a·can·thi [uh-kan-thahy]. /əˈkæn θaɪ/.
- any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers.Compare acanthus family.
- an architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant.
更多acanthus例句
- This basket happened to be placed just above the root of an acanthus.
- The legs are boldly carved with the acanthus leaf, and everything about the piano is as elegant as possible.
- It has a greater resemblance to the acanthus plant than it has to any solar disk imaginable.
- The tamarisk appears afterwards to have given the idea of a subdivision of leaf more pure and quaint than that of the acanthus.
- The capitals are formed by the semi-Gothic classical acanthus leaves of the period.